Howard Carrol Ridenhower

Howard Carrol Ridenhower, age 72, of Beach, North Dakota, passed away on September 16, 2015 at his home in Beach. Visitation will be held from 3:00pm until 5:00pm and 6:00pm until 8:00pm on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Silha Funeral Home in Beach. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, September 21, 2015 at the new Beach Evangelical Church on the hill with Pastor Ben Baker officiating. Interment will follow services at the Beach City Cemetery. Silha Funeral Home of Beach has been entrusted with the arrangements. Howard was born on November 3, 1942 in Beach to Robert and Gladys (Klein) Ridenhower. Howard grew up with his family west of Trotters and at age five he became ill with polio, following a broken hip. Thanks to his mother’s diligent home therapy, he overcame doctors’ forecasts and was able to walk and exceed in all of his endeavors. Howard attended Arvid School for the first and second grades, then went on to school in Sentinel Butte, North Dakota and graduated with the class of 1960. Following high school Howard continued his education at Dickinson State College for one year. Howard worked area ranches through high school and spent some time as a railroad worker until a serious foot injury forced him to resign. On June 26, 1965, Howard married Linda. They farmed at Verndale, Minnesota for fifteen years. He was the Premier Dairy Man and had a three year record production. It was during this time that Howard started up a local farm co-op, “The Double Circle,” in Verndale. Howard broke horses and later bred and showed registered American Quarter Horse Association horses. Upon returning to Beach in 1979, Howard started a thirty year career at West Plains Implement selling Case-IH, New Holland, or anything else that was asked of him to find. His career led him to West Plains stores in Circle, Montana and Bowman, North Dakota. Howard was an avid snowmobiler. He loved taking his family and friends on several trips annually, with Cook City, Montana and the Black Hills being his favorite spots. After his retirement in 2009, Howard spent time mowing for family, friends, and the Beach Cemetery; working as the church trustee and keeping track of his children, and especially his eight grandchildren. Checking Facebook and making a few phone calls to check on everyone was a nightly ritual. Howard was an AQHA member, horse breeder and manager of the AQHA shows. He was the Prairie Pals 4H leader for ten years and lifetime member of the Beach Evangelical Church. Howard served several terms as trustee of the Beach Evangelical Church. Howard’s career as a church builder began in high school when he helped haul logs for the dorms and tabernacle at Camp on the Boulder in Big Timber, Montana. While they lived in Verndale, he was also a catalyst for the new addition to the church in Wadena, Minnesota. As a trustee for the Beach Evangelical Church, he aided in the purchase of the land where the current church is being built. His vision was behind the project to turn “Bourbon to Bibles” at the present Beach Evangelical Church. The last three years of his life he developed and worked each phase of construction on the future home of Beach Evangelical Church – Grace Church. Howard was preceded in death by his father, Robert Ridenhower; and his brother, Robert James Ridenhower. Howard is survived by his mother, Gladys Ridenhower Berger of Beach; his wife, Linda Ridenhower of Beach; his daughter, Gwen (Kevin) Dahlen of Beach, and their children, Joshua and Jaleesa (Andrew) Stengel; his son, Paul (Jodi) Ridenhower of Beach and his children, Mikayla, Casey and Sage; his son, Mark (fiancé Katie) Ridenhower of Baker, Montana and his children, Anna, Sheldon (fiancé Mariah) and Brooklyn; his youngest son, John (Michele) Ridenhower of Billings, Montana; his sisters, Jean (George) Stull of Yankton, South Dakota, Judy Ridenhower of Beach, Marilyn (Joe) Snyder of Bismarck, North Dakota; his brother, Gary (Lois) Ridenhower of Stillwater, Minnesota; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends across the world. Remembrances and condolences can be shared with the family at: www.silhafuneralhomes.com.

Howard Carrol Ridenhower

November 3, 1942 - September 16, 2015

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