Minnesota Public Radio’s Jeff Horwich visited 107 year old Marie Ring on Decemeber 16th at St. Otto’s nursing home to talk to her about her life. His radio show was taping a segement called The Year According to You, specifically they were looking for news stories that had been overlooked by mainstream news media in 2006, a journey that brought Jeff Horwich to Little Falls, Minnesota.
Last year Marie Ring made U.S. history when, at the age of 106 she became a U.S. citizen. Marie is the 2nd oldest person in United States history to obtain her citizenship, surpassed only by a 117 year old Armenian man from California. As a tribute to Marie, Jeff Horwich wrote and peformed a song in her honor during the taping of the In The Loop’s segment, The Year According to You.
Happy New Year!
Olive Rockfish
January 31, 2008 at 10:02 pm
The song was interesting and made me wish I could read his interview with Marie Ring. I went to high school with her deceased son, Dennis.
February 1, 2008 at 10:06 am
I’m so glad you found us! Denny was my uncle which makes me Dee’s (Ring’s) daughter. I’m amazed at how far this story has traveled!
May 21, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Hello,
I am hoping Marie’s family reads this. I sure enjoyed knowing Marie when she was in Bruce. We used to own the local Ben Franklin store and I would help her find her items since she could not see. She is such a dear person and I’ve been wondering about her. I just happened to run into Sue from where she lived in Bruce and she told me about the Youtube spot.
I had also come across her husbands gravestone while at the cemetery and noticed she had not joined him. If you see her, you can tell her I put a small bunch of flowers on his gravesite today. She may like that.
I don’t know if she would remember me but you can tell her I think of her often and CONGRATULATIONS on becoming a citizen!
Linda Malaise
btw….if I had an address, I would like to write her.
May 21, 2008 at 4:12 pm
followup from Linda Malaise:
Oh, forgot….
My address is PO Box 165, Bruce, WI 54819
July 19, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Wow, I can’t believe I came across this. My brother Jim Serley, is going to build on the old Serley homestead, so we have been doing some reiminising about people who used to be our neighbors. Of course the Ring’s name came uup. My sister Mary was in Dee’s class and Dennis and I were classmates. Our parents were friends. and mom kept up with visiting Marie in Bruce when she could. Moms, name was Magdalene .
July 20, 2008 at 10:23 am
I can’t believe I found this. Brother Jim and I were reminising about neighbors we has as children, and of course Marie’s name came up. my sister was in Dee’s class, and I was a classmate of Dennis. I remember visiting at Ring’s many times when we were young, and then going with my mom to visit her in Bruce. An incredable story and a great woman.