Theodore Ressler

1929 - 2015  (85 years)

• Name	Theodore Ressler
  Nickname	Ted A.
  Born	17 Nov 1929	North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Oct 2015	Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I311568	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Adolph Rössler Ressler,   b. 25 Apr 1896, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 19 Feb 1983  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Malena Gerhardt,   b. 5 Nov 1898, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 30 May 1964, Saint Anthony, Morton County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1919	Saint Anthony, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F105768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carolyn Huff
  Married	20 Jul 1956
  Children	1. Ressler   2. Ressler   3. Ressler
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F105767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Obituary for Ted A Ressler Ted A. Ressler, 85, Mandan, North Dakota, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at CHI St. Alexius, Bismarck. Cremation has taken place and a graveside service at the North Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery will be held at a later date. Ted was born November 17, 1929, at Timmer, North Dakota, to Adolph and Malena (Gerhardt) Ressler. He was raised and educated in rural Mandan. He served in the US Army in the Signal Corp and trained in power maintenance during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1953. On July 20, 1956, he married Carolyn Huff. From 1957 to 1967, he set up and managed the Blackburn Ranch for Harold Schafer’s Gold Seal Company. Ted was a member of the American Legion, Mandan Eagles, North Dakota Quarter Horse Association, American Quarter Horse Association, past National Director of the American Quarter Horse Association, past American Quarter Horse Association Judge, Charter Member/Director of the North Dakota Quarter Horse Association, past Livestock Committee Member of the North Dakota Winter Show, and in 2014, he became the first inductee into the North Dakota Quarter Horse Hall of Fame. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn, Mandan; two sons, Randy Ressler, Mandan, and Darren Ressler (Michelle Youngquist), Boise, Idaho; one daughter, Cameo (Kiel) Skager, Mandan; two sisters, Angie Gratz, Bismarck, and Aggie Schumaker, Rapid City, South Dakota; four grandchildren, Calder (Laura) Ressler, Chandra (Corey) Cronrath, Shae Skager, and North Skager; and six great-grandchildren, Kazien, Brayton, Cami, and Kaberly Cronrath, and Paisley and Cash Ressler; and many beloved nieces and nephews. Ted was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings, John, Ann, Matt, and MaryAn. Memorials are preferred to Central Dakota Humane Society. Please sign his guestbook and share memories at www.dawiseperry.com. Burial arrangements are being made with DaWise-Perry Funeral Services, Mandan, North Dakota. To send flowers or a remembrance gift to the family of Ted A Ressler please visit our Tribute Store.