Ada Elnora Congdon

1913 - 2005  (92 years)

• Name	Ada Elnora Congdon  [1, 2]
  Birth	15 Oct 1913	Grace, Silver Bow, Montana   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Oct 2005	Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana   [4, 5]
  Burial	Sunset Memorial Park, Belgrade, Gallatin, Montana   [4]
  Person ID	I53789	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Arthur Adelbert Congdon,   b. 19 Mar 1882, North Dakota d. 23 Sep 1936, Willow Creek, Gallatin, Montana (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Mabel Viola Briggs,   b. 25 Sep 1894, Arcadia, Trempealeau, Wisconsin d. 7 Mar 1980, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	4 Nov 1910  [1, 6]
  Family ID	F25475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Everett R. Ruegamer,   b. 1909   d. Dec 1992 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1986  [5]
  Family ID	F92468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Francis Arthur Phipps,   b. 1906, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana d. 1982 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1931	Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana   [2]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F92466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Belgrade News (MT) October 21, 2005 Ada E. Phipps Ruegamer passed away early Sunday morning Oct. 15, 2005, on her 92nd birthday. She was born Oct. 15, 1913, in Grace, Mont., the daughter of Arthur Adelbert and Mable Viola (Briggs) Congdon. Ada attended school in Emigrant and Willow Creek. She met Francis Phipps in Willow Creek, and they were married on Sept. 5, 1931, in Bozeman. They lived in Manhattan until 1950. They moved to Bozeman and then to the Gallatin Canyon. Francis worked there as a section man until he retired. Then they moved back to Bozeman. Francis died Feb. 25, 1982, during heart surgery in Spokane, Wash. Ada later married Everett Ruegamer on Jan. 4, 1986. Everett died in December 1992. Ada enjoyed life, her family and friends. She was active in many clubs and lodges. She was a 50-year member of the Onyx Rebecca lodge No. 75. She also was a member of the Eastern Star, Sweetbrier Lodge No. 49. She had been a member of the Sew and So's club in Manhattan and the Gallatin Canyon women's club. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Vera Naomi Baker; her husband, Francis Phipps; and husband, Everett Ruegamer. Survivors include a sister, Evelyn Arnold of Prescott, Ariz.; daughter and son-in-law, Loretta and Ben Hadaller of Centralia, Wash.; son and daughter-in-law, Arthur and Joyce Phipps of Bozeman; three grandchildren, Rebecca Barrett of Longview, Wash., Rodney Brummett of Beaverton, Ore., and Tammy Hutzler of Belgrade; four great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; and a long-time friend, Sidney "Hup" Davis of Bozeman.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22707] Descendants of Joseph Hascall and Catherine Green, (provided by Richard K. Hascall to the Haskell Family Association). [S55408] Marriage record, Montana (Reliability: 3). Name: Ada Elnora Congdon Gender: Female Race: White Marital status: Single Age: 24 Birth Date: 1913 Birth Place: Grace, Silver Bow, Montana Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1931 Marriage Place: Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana Father: Arthur Albert Congdon Mother: Mabel Viola Briggs Spouse: Francis Arthur Phipps Birth Date: 1907 Birth Place: Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana Father: William Porter Phipps Mother: Hettie Jane Cline FHL Film Number: 1942754 [S41048] 1930 census, Montana, Gallatin county. [S58984] Cemetery index, Sunset Memorial Park, Belgrade, Gallatin, Montana, (Find-a-Grave). [S58985] Obituary, Belgrade News (MT), Ada E. Ruegamer, (October 21, 2005). [S27806] LDS - Family Search Pedigree Resource File, (Family History Center Files, Church of Latter Day Saints).