Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameCatherine I. Geerts 
Birth7 Jun 1923, Queens Borough, Queens Co, NY
Census14 May 1940, Cairo, Greene Co, NY
Memoroll#2540, pg 12
Census12 Apr 1950, Red Hook, Dutchess Co, NY
Memoroll#4558, pg 19
Death13 Feb 1994, Albany, Albany Co, NY
MemoAlbany Medical Center
BurialSaint Pauls Lutheran Cem, Red Hook, Duchess Co, NY
FatherAnton Geerts (1880-1943)
MotherMargje Hagan (1881-)
Misc. Notes
Name listed as Kathryn on birth record.
Married to Woodrow Ryder on 3 Sep 1939 in Dorsackie, NY.
Had a daughter Lee Ann in 1943.
[Obituary] Poughkeepsie Journal - Tuesday, 15 February 1994
RED HOOK - Catherine I. Ryder, 70, a Red Hook resident, died Sunday at Albany Medical Center. A lifetime area resident, Mrs. Ryder worked for many years at the First National Bank of Red Hook. She worked for Key Bank after it acquired the First National Bank of Red Hook, and later worked at Norstar Bank in Kingston. Most recently, she was a clerk at the First National Bank of Rhinebeck.
She was a member of Christ Church in Red Hook, Northern Duchess Hospital Auxiliary’s Rhinecliff Unit, and the Rhinebeck Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons.
Born June 7, 1923, in Queens she was the daughter of Anton and Marie Gertz. She married Woodrow V. Ryder who died July 4, 1981.
Survivors include a daughter, Lee Ann Hansen of Red Hook, a sister, Helen Bahr of Millersburg, PA; two grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hour are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Burnett Rockefeller and Hand Funeral Home 30 South Broadway, Red Hook. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Christ Church, 59 South Broadway, Red Hook. The Rev. Fred C. Cartier, rector, will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Red Hook, in the spring.
Married to Woodrow Ryder on 3 Sep 1939 in Dorsackie, NY.
Had a daughter Lee Ann in 1943.
[Obituary] Poughkeepsie Journal - Tuesday, 15 February 1994
RED HOOK - Catherine I. Ryder, 70, a Red Hook resident, died Sunday at Albany Medical Center. A lifetime area resident, Mrs. Ryder worked for many years at the First National Bank of Red Hook. She worked for Key Bank after it acquired the First National Bank of Red Hook, and later worked at Norstar Bank in Kingston. Most recently, she was a clerk at the First National Bank of Rhinebeck.
She was a member of Christ Church in Red Hook, Northern Duchess Hospital Auxiliary’s Rhinecliff Unit, and the Rhinebeck Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons.
Born June 7, 1923, in Queens she was the daughter of Anton and Marie Gertz. She married Woodrow V. Ryder who died July 4, 1981.
Survivors include a daughter, Lee Ann Hansen of Red Hook, a sister, Helen Bahr of Millersburg, PA; two grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hour are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Burnett Rockefeller and Hand Funeral Home 30 South Broadway, Red Hook. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Christ Church, 59 South Broadway, Red Hook. The Rev. Fred C. Cartier, rector, will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Red Hook, in the spring.