Sadako "Sadie" Ridl

Funeral Liturgy for Sadako "Sadie" Ridl, 91, of Killdeer, North Dakota will be at 11:00 am, Monday, May 11, 2026 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Killdeer. Burial will follow at the Oakdale cemetery.

Visitation for Sadie will be 10:00-11:00 am, Rosary will take place at 10:30 am, Monday, May 11, 2026 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Killdeer.

Sadie passed away Monday, May 4th, 2026 at Hill Top Home of Comfort, Killdeer.

Sadako (Sadie) Ridl, daughter of Toranosuke and Kiyoshi Aizawa and was born in Miyagi-ken, Japan on August 21, 1934. Sadie married Anton (Tony) Ridl on October 18, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan, moved to Dickinson, ND and then to a farm in Dunn Center, ND in 1965. In 1973 Sadie and Tony owned and operated the Tastee Freeze in Killdeer, ND. In 1981 they owned and operated the Ilo Bar in Dunn Center, ND. She truly enjoyed her customers which also became her friends. She enjoyed visiting with family and friends, playing cards, gardening, sewing and cooking. She was also a member of the Killdeer American Legion.

Sadie is survived by two daughters Shirley Kleeman and Janet Pelton, both of Killdeer; four grandchildren, Dustin Kleeman, Karter Kleeman, Kayla Dorrell and Kain Pelton; eight great- grandchildren, Draygen, Tenley, Berkley, Krew, Ryot, Kaisley, Conner, Rowan and Thea; one brother Shozo and one sister Tomoko.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Tony Ridl; her infant son, Joseph Ridl; her parents, Toranosuke and Kiyoshi Aizawa; three sisters and son-in-law Dennis Kleeman.