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Who's Who in Nebraska 1940
Hall County -- Q through R

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QUANDT, ALBERT Farmer; b Waupaca, Wis Aug 24, 1872; s of August Quandt-Henryetta Klemp; ed Wis & Neb; m Metta Barstelmann May 14, 1896 Worms; s Herman, Walter, Rinehart, Arthur; d Ida, Edna, Hilda; 1880 came with parents to Grand Island, farmed with father; 1894- owner & opr half section farm; Farmers Union; Luth Ch; res RFD 3, Grand Island.

RAVEN, GROVER CLEVELAND Banker; b Linn, Kas Aug 31, 1884; s of Herman Raven-Theresa Loop; ed Linn, Kas; m Mertie Jones Aug 16, 1905 Washington, Kas; 1901-04 bkkpr Linn, Kas State Bank; 1904-06 bkkpr Natl Bank of Commerce, Kansas City Mo; 1906-10 asst cash Exchange State Bank, Linn Kas; 1910-30 cash later managing ofcr Farmers State Bank, Cairo; 1930- exec VP State Bank of Cairo; city trustee; Neb & Amer Bankers Assns; past dir regional clearing house, 4th dist; C Club; past grand IOOF; past mbr Gibbon Golf & Country Clubs; hobbies, golf, flowers, gardening; res Cairo.

RAY, LEROY ELLIS Engineer; b Rogers, Neb Nov 13, 1893; s of Addison C Ray-Nora Bernice Hotchkiss; ed Gering HS; Tri-State Coll of Engineering, Angola Ind; 1915 homesteaded in Goshen Co, Wyo; 1915-19 spent summers with Mitchell, Tri-State & Castle Rock Irrigation Dists, Scotts Bluff Co; 1915-19 during winters was receiving agt, Great Western Sugar Co in western Neb; 1918-20 construction supt Omaha Structural Steel Bridge Co; 1920- with Fred B Winter opr several engineering & materials cos; lic professional engr of Neb; ptr in Diamond Engineering Co; pres Island Realty Co; secy-treas Island Supply Co; ptr in Construction Materials Co; mgr irrigated cattle ranch in Rock Co; under NRA mbr divisional code authority for gen contrs; mbr bd of edn since 1937; chm Hall Co Curtis for Congress Com, 1938; past vice-chmn & chmn engineering construction div, past mbr advisory bd, Assoc Gen Contrs of Amer, past dir, past VP & past pres Neb ch; org, ch mbr Grand Island Engrs Club; dir Neb Engineering Soc; C of C; Rotary; Liederkranz Soc; AF&AM, RAM; Meth Ch; Rep; hobbies, politics, good govt; off 600 S Monroe; res 2116 W Division, Grand Island.

RAY, WILLIAM WALLACE Secretary-Treasurer Lumber Co; b Yates City, Ill Oct 2, 1876; s of Archibald M Ray-Rachel McCormick; ed Ill; Neb; PSTC; m Blanche Cather Dec 29, 1902 Bladen; s George Cather; d Margaret (Mrs ___ Odell), Frances Eleanor; 1888 came with parents to Neb, aided father on farm & in stock raising, later taught sch; 1903 came to Grand Island; 1909- in whol lbr bus, Grand Island; secy Braun, Ray Bros & Finley Co; pres Ottawa Lbr Co, Harbor Springs Mich; gen mgr, supvr Belden Lbr Co; owner & supvr farm land near Belden; mbr bd of edn 7 years, pres 2 terms; Neb Lbr Mchts Assn; Natl Whol Lbr Assn; C of C; Rotary; UCT; AF&AM; York & Scot RitesKT; BPOE; hobby, travel; off & res 303 W 7th, Grand Island.

REESE, JULIUS F W Harness & Leather Dealer b Kiel, Germany Sept 26, 1880; s of George Christian Reese-Margaretha Kruse; ed Grand Island; m Marie Mollie Rickert Sept 12, 1906 Grand Island; s Frederick; d Florence, Dorothy (Mrs Rees Palmer), Lorraine (Mrs Donald Olson); 1884 came with parents to Amer & located in Grand Island, followed tailor trade; 1895-99 emp by William Cornelius, harness maker, Grand Island; 1899-1902 with Claud Stoltenberg, harness maker; 1902- owner & opr harness & leather bus; C of C, mbr since orgn; Liederkranz Soc, former bass singer in Mennerchor; Plattdeutsche Verein; past cornetist for every band in Grand Island, Pospishel, Pacific Hose Co, Harrison & municipal bands; St Paul's English Luth Ch, choir mbr 37 years; hobby, skat playing; off 222 W 2nd; res 315 W 8th, Grand Island.

REIMERS, OSCAR Rancher; b Page Co, Ia Jan 22, 1873; s of John Reimers-Elinor Cornilse; ed private tutors, Germany; bus coll, Hamburg, Germany; m Lucy Spielman Nov 30, 1899 Greencastle Penn (dec Jan 2, 1939); s John; d Helen (Mrs Albert Heyde), Elizabeth (Mrs Tom Dunn), Josephine (Mrs Dean Webster), Mary (Mrs Emmett Morava); 1883 came with parents to Grand Island; after completing sch in Germany, retd to Amer; 1890-95 with father exported cattle & horses to England, France, Scotland & Germany; fed approximately 3500 cattle yearly at Amer Beet Sugar factory, used all byproducts, Grand Island, owner & opr 4 farms near Hershey, one at ClarInda Ia, also 7 square mile ranch near Hyannis, runs 2000 cattle annually; considered one of biggest cattle & hog feeders in Ia & Neb; past owner & opr large tract of timber land in Calico Rock Ark, oprd saw mill & whol lbr bus; dir, VP First Natl Bank, Grand Island; BPOE; Liederkranz Soc; hobby, fishing; off & res 809 W Koenig, Grand Island.

REIMERS, THEODORE Rancher; b Page Co, Ia Aug 8, 1871; s of John Reimers-Elinor Cornilse; ed Shenandoah Ia; priv tutors, St Louis Mo; m Alta Mae Bake June 17, 1879 Fullerton; d Lucille (Mrs P N Costello), Evelyn (Mrs Henry Schuff), Margaret (Mrs Herman Giese), Theodora; 1883 came with parents to Grand Island, assisted father in farming; 1890-95 with father exported horses & cattle to France, Scotland, Germany & England, father first in U S to utilize & feed byproducts of sugar beets, used all by-products of Amer Beet Sugar Factory, Grand Island; owner & opr 4 irrigated farms, 1000 A near Big Spring, also 5 sections pasture land & other farm property near Fullerton; feeds 500 head of cattle annually; BPOE; Liederkranz Soc; Riverside Country Club; Episc Ch; hobbies, hunting, fishing; off & res 1118 W Division, Grand Island.

REITAN, CLARENCE J Operator Auto Service; b Minden, Neb Mar 12, 1902; s of John Reitan-Anna Olsen; ed Lincoln HS; U of N; m Martha McHaley Dec 1925 MarysVille Kas; s Clarence J, James Francis; 1920-21 electrician Brandeis Motor Co, Grand Island; 1921 electrician Crother's Electric Co; 1922-27 owner & opr Auto Electric Co; 1927- owner & opr Reitan Co; Natl Automotive Electrical Assn, Corn Belt dist, past pres; C of C; BPOE; Liederkranz Soc; Presby Ch; hobbies, hunting, fishing; off 107-11 N Pine; res 1923 W Division, Grand island.

RICH, EDWARD LEE Physician & Surgeon; b Grand Island, Neb Aug 29, 1908; s of Max Lee Rich-Nellie E Edwards; ed Grand Island; St Benedict's Acad, Atchison Kas; Grand Island Coll; U of N, BSc; Creighton U, MD 1932; Phi Rho Sigma; m Jessie M Luse May 19, 1935 Cal; s Thomas Lee, William Max; 1932- 33 interne St /Elizabeth's Hosp, Dayton O; 1933 med-ofcr CCC camp, Orange Calif; 1933- prac med with father, Grand Island; Montana Med Soc; Hall Co Med Soc; AMA; past mbr Jr C of C; Liederkranz Soc; past mbr BPOE; past mbr FOE, past phys; Woodland Country Club; hobbies, fishing, hunting, golf. family; off 203 E 3rd; res 112 E Ashton, Grand Island.

RIESLAND, MRS ALICE L Homemaker; b Prosser, Neb Nov 15, 1900; d of Ernest E Binfield-Carrie Story; ed Hastings HS; KSTC; LBC 1923; m Elmer H Riesland Mar 4, 1924 Council Bluffs Ia; 1918-22 sch tchr, Hall & Adams Cos;. 1924- homemaker; treas & past VP Womans Club; Evang Ch; hobbies, travel, reading; res RFD 2, Wood River.

RIESLAND, ELMER H Farmer & Stock Feeder; b Wood River, Neb Sept 17, 1898; s of William J Riesland-Eva J Henderson; ed Wood River HS 1916; m Alice L Binfield Mar 4, 1924 Council Bluffs Ia; prior to 1924 helped father on farm; 1924-

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27 farmed near Wood River; 1927-38 ptr of James G Kunz in farming & feeding; 1938- indep farmer near Wood River; salesman for hybrid seed; mbr sch bd; committeeman of Soil Conservation Com; AF&AM 211; past mbr MWA; Royal Highlanders; Meth Ch; hobbies, raising hogs, hunting, travel; res RFD 2, Wood River.

RILEY, CHARLES WILLIAM Mechanical Superintendent; b Beattie, Kas Oct 2, 1892; s of Benjamin Riley-Perlina Powell; ed Beattie Kas; m Evelyn Dodd Sept 13, 1913 Fairbury (dec July 27, 1917); s Richard Charles; m Agnes Irene Ward June 17, 1919 Fairbury; s Robert Ward; 1907-08 learned printing trade with Beattie, Kas Eagle; 1908-11 worked in several Kas & Mo towns; 1911 with Seneca & Axtell Kas papers; 1912 & 1915-22 with Fairbury Journal; 1912-13 emp by Lincoln State Journal; 1922-24 ptr in comml plant, Grand Island; 1924- with Grand Island Daily Independent, 1930- mech supt; Internatl Typographical Union; Woodland Country Club; Bapt Ch; hobby, fishing; off Daily Independent; res 1419 W Division, Grand Island.

ROESER, AUGUSTUS ALBERT Insurance Agent; b Grand Island, Neb Sept 13, 1892; s of Albert H Roeser-Elizabeth Buchheit; ed Grand Island; m Ethel C Buechler Aug 2, 1916 Grand Island; s Richard Albert, Robert Fredrick; 1908-09 collector, First Natl Bank, Grand Island; 1909-16 auditor & bkkpr Comml State Bank of Grand Island, 1916-19 asst cash; 1919- special agt Provident Mutual Life Ins Co, Grand Island; during World War, collector for fund drives; dir, past VP, past pres Grand Island Life Underwriters Assn; past dir Neb Life Underwriters Assn; C of C; Liederkranz Soc; hobbies, music, photography, golf; off 218 1/2 W 3rd; res 1211 W Koenig, Grand Island.

ROESER, EMIL FRANZ Grocer; b Grand Island, Neb June 30, 1887; s of Oscar Roeser-Minna Stolley; ed Grand Island; Grand Island Coll; m Frieda H Detlefsen Sept 26, 1916 Grand Island; a Herbert Vasold, Erwin Heldt; d Arline Louise; on leaving sch ent bus with father, later mgr until father ret 1932; 1937- mgr & head of bus with brother as asst; curator Hall CO Hist Soc; AF&AM 203, master; past bd mbr Fedn of Neb Retailers, first secy retail groc & meat dIrs div; past bd mbr, past pres C of C; Liederkranz Soc; Plattdeutsche Verein; past pres NS&D of Neb; Luth Ch; hobbies, stamp collecting, outdoor life; father ptr of Louis Veit estab groc bus 1881; off 115-117 W 3rd; res 721 W Koenig, Grand Island.

ROUNDS, EDWIN THOMAS Antique Dealer; b Manchester, Ill Sept 23, 1863; s of Thomas Rounds-Jane Banlette; ed Manchester, Ill; m Nettie Burkerd Wood River; d Laurene (Mrs Laverne Alexander), Genevieve (Mrs Maro Lyhane); asstd father in farming later indep farmer, Ill; 1884 came with parents to Neb & farmed; 1886-88 homesteaded, Chase Co; 1888-89 foreman, Ed Geddes sheep ranch, Saratoga Wyo; 1890-93 with Oxnard Beet Sugar Co near Wood River; 1894-1910 & 1917-33 in furn & undertaking bus, Wood River; 1910-17 gen mere bus, Emerson IS; 1934- dealer in curios & antiques, Wood River; pres many years Wood River B & L Assn; past mbr sch & town bds; mbr IOOF 46 years, past noble grand; AF&AM 122; hobbies, travel, hunting, nature study; res Wood River.

RUDD, LESLIE REYNOLD Engineer; b Ong, Neb Feb 16, 1895; s of A R Rudd-Josie Gustus; ed Boulder Colo HS; U of N, BSc: m Julia Venell Nov 28, 1917 Ong; s Robert; d Enid, Carolyn; 1914-17 in engineering dept AT&SF RR & KCS RR, in location, maintenance, construction & reconstruction of lines in Kas, Okla, Tex, Ark & La; 1917-19 cash, pres Farmers State Bank, Gurley; 1920-26 cash Farmers State Bank, Helvey; 1926-33 Clay Co surveyor & engr; 1933- Hall Co engr; past mbr city coun, Clay Center; Past city engr, Clay Center; past chmn village bd, Gurley; registered professional engr of Neb; past dep state surveyor; during World War, Sept-Dec 1918 engr OTS, Camp Humphreys Va, 2nd lt res Militia; hobbies, baseball, football; off 2900 W 2nd; res 123 W 12th, Grand Island.

RUSSELL, CLAUDE RALPH Business Manager Implement Co; b Buchanan, Mich Aug 15, 1888; s of Squire S Russell-Lottie L Dempsey; ed Grand Rapids, Mich HS; McLaughlin Bus U, Grand Rapids Mich; m Cloe O Blizzard Oct 23, 1913 Hutchinson Kas; d Cynthia Ruth; 1906-08 with Grand Rapids oil Co, also Assn of Stationary Engrs & Grand Rapids Desk Co, Grand Rapids Mich; 1908 with George R Friedel Co, planing, woodworking & cabinet making mill, Memphis Tenn; 1908- with Internatl Harvester CO, 1908 steno, in collections, advertising, sales, assembly & service depts at Memphis Tenn, 1910-16 Wichita Kas, 1916-18 asst sales mgr at Cherokee Okla, 1918-21 dist sales mgr at Oklahoma City, 1921-22 motor truck sales mgr at Oklahoma City, 1923 asst bus mgr at Lincoln, 1924-28 asst bus mgr at Topeka Kas, 1929-30 asst bus mgr at Salina Kas, 1931- bus mgr, Grand Island; active in 4-H Club work; past pres Kiwanis; dir C of C; org & first pres Grand Island Safety Coun; mbr land use com AAA, Hall Co; past bd mbr Woodland Country Club; Riverside Country Club; AF&AM; org & developed Buckner Bible Class for Men Topeka Kas; hobbies, water sports, boats, bldg model boats; res 1806 W 1st, Grand Island.

RYAN, EDWARD PETER Chamber of Commerce Commissioner & Traffic Manager; s of John D Ryan-Mary McGuire; ed Wahoo; m Irene O'Conner Dec 30, 1926 Grand Island; 1902-04 oppr in teleg, UP RR Wahoo; 1904-16 teleg opr, agt CB&Q RR Lincoln & Omaha divs, later asst agt & cash at Grand Island; 1917-22 traffic mgr, Brown Fruit Co; 1923- commr & traffic mgr Grand Island C of C; reg to prac before ICC, Washington D C; 1 of 2 Neb mbrs shipper's steering com, Transportation Men of Mid-western States; an org & transportation adviser Neb Interior Livestock Marketing Assn; Neb Assn of Comml Orgn Secys; Assn of ICC Practitioners; 1923- org & pres many years, Neb Traffic League; instrumental in adjustment of transportation jobbing, mfg & agrl rates; an org & exec mgr Neb Motor Carriers Assn; chmn Interior Neb Freight Assn; past pres Central Neb ROA, past capt 10 years; Rotary; Past chmn life saving div, Hall Co ARC; Past secy & treas Hall Co SA; BSA commr, Grand Island area; BPOE; KC, past grand knight; St Mary's Cath Ch; hobby, sports; off C of C, 116 W 2nd; res 808 Charles, Grand Island.

RYAN, RANDALL G Radio Station Manager; b Luverne, Minn Sept 13, 1900; s of Frank J Ryan-Eva Mable Henton; ed Sioux Falls S D HS 1917; Augustana Coll, Sioux Falls S D; m Myrtle Evelyn Nelson Sept 1935 Clay Center; s William Lee; d Mary Nell; 1920-22 guard S D state penitentiary 6 mos, later domestic supt in chg of food for patients & employes, SD State Hosp; 1923-27 ptr in radio station KSOO, Sioux Falls S D, built station to 2500 watts, then to 5000 watts, one of main NBC stations; 1927-29 program dir radio station WNAX, Yankton S D; 1929-35 announcer, production mgr, mgr KMMJ at Clay Center, 1936-39 owner & opr for Searle ints; 1939- gen mgr KMMJ, Grand Island; during World War, enl in USN 1917, stationed Yerba Buena Island, temporary commissary sch, made 14 round trips O/S, disch Sept 1918; pres Neb St Broadcasting Assn; Natl Broadcasters Assn, C of C; Rotary; Presby Ch; hobbies, goose & duck hunting, horseback riding; off KMMJ; res 811 W Louise, Grand Island.

RYDER, FRANK DELL Physician & Surgeon; b Grand Island, Neb Nov 15, 1889; s of Dell E Ryder-Mary Freeman; ed Grand island HS 1910; Creighton U, MD 1915; Phi Rho Sigma; m Eva C Enck Aug 20, 1924 Grand Island; s Dell W; d Robyn Rae; 1915-16 interne Douglas Co Hosp, Omaha; 1916 prac med, Lyons; 1919- prac med, Grand Island; 1920- org, head of health dept, Grand Island schs; 1920-local surg UP RR; med dir Pathfinder Life Ins CO; staff mbr St Francis & Grand Island Hosps; during World War, ent U S army May 1916 1st lt med corps, 88th div, 18 mos O/S, commd maj, inactive service June 1919, maj med res; Amer Leg: past pres Hall Co Med Soc; Neb St Med Assn, mbr maternal & child health commission; AMA; C of C; Riverside Country Club; Liederkranz Soc; AF&AM; Scot Rite 32o; Tehama Shrine, 20 year mbr, chmn child welfare com; Presby Ch; hobbies, fishing, golf; off First National Bank Bldg; res 1902 W Charles, Grand Island.

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