Joseph James Ritter

1923 - 1959  (36 years)

• Name	Joseph James Ritter  [1]
  Birth	27 Aug 1923	Osakis, Todd, Minnesota, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1935	Leslie, Todd, Minnesota, USA   [6]
  Residence	1940	Leslie, Todd, Minnesota, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1942	New Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Self
  Burial	1959	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA   [3, 7]
  Death	17 Oct 1959	Ramsey, Minnesota, USA   [2, 3, 7]
  Joseph J Ritter - Killed by Tow Truck Hoist Breaking	18 Oct 1959	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA   [8]
  		Joseph J Ritter - Killed by Tow Truck Hoist Breaking
  Name	Joseph J Ritter  [2, 9]
  Name	Joseph Ritter  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Reference Number	1085
  Person ID	I1085	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Theodore Ritter,   b. Abt 1873, Germany
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Anna M Niesse,   b. Abt 1883, Minnesota, USA
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	5 Apr 1914	Todd, Minnesota, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F6654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lorraine Beatrice Jensen,   b. 9 Feb 1930, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 2 Oct 2022, Iowa, USA (Age 92 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Linda Marie Ritter,   b. 22 Jul 1955   d. 19 Dec 2007, Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Aug 1923 - Osakis, Todd, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1935 - Leslie, Todd, Minnesota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Leslie, Todd, Minnesota, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Self - 1942 - New Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA Burial - 1959 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Death - 17 Oct 1959 - Ramsey, Minnesota, USA Joseph J Ritter - Killed by Tow Truck Hoist Breaking - 18 Oct 1959 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Joseph J Ritter - Killed by Tow Truck Hoist Breaking

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). [S22] Ancestry.com, Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;), Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017. [S26] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S531] Ancestry.com, Web: Minnesota, U.S., Birth Index, 1900-1934, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S57] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Minnesota, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 197. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Minnesota, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 197 [S48] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Leslie, Todd, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01964; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 77-22. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Leslie, Todd, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01964; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 77-22 [S158] Ancestry.com, U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [S530] Newspapers.com - Star Tribune - 18 Oct 1959 - Page 31, (Name: Star Tribune; Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota; Date: 18 Oct 1959;), Joseph J Ritter - Killed by Tow Truck Hoist Breaking 18 Oct 1959. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63370784/joseph-j-ritter-killed-by-tow-truck/?xid=637 Joseph J Ritter - Killed by Tow Truck Hoist Breaking [S20] Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Minnesota Department of Health; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2000. [S32] Ancestry.com, WEB: Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Minnesota Association of County Officers; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota Official Marriage System.