Benjamin
Lewis Rigelman, son of
Amaldus
Richelman & Ida Langhorns, was born February 16, 1898 in Hay Creek,
MN. He married Fritzella Marion
Heins who was born on April 1, 1903 in Lake City, MN. They
were married on December 4, 1920 in Red Wing, Minnesota.
Benjamin died on February 23, 1962 and Fritzella "Toots" died on
January 19, 1993.
Benjamin Lewis
Rigelman's occupation was that of carpenter. I have the
following information on Ben in World War I:
Joined colors
at Ellsworth, Wis., Sept. 4, 1918. Trained at Camp Grant,
Illinois, later at Camp Hancock, GA., with the 2nd Co., 1st Group,
Machine Gun Training Center.
Fritzella was a
graduate of the Lake City High School Class. of 1921. She was
born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. She was the
daughter of Theodore Heins and Lena R. Kimm. "Ben" and "Toots"
are buried in Burnside Cemetery in Red Wing, Minnesota.
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