Ralph Eby

1889 - 1975  (85 years)

• Name	Ralph Eby
  Born	29 Aug 1889	, St. Joseph Co., Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	dnf-81726
  Died	10 Jan 1975	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
  Person ID	I81726	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob B. Eby,   b. 16 Oct 1851, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1918  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Wenger,   b. 1856,   d. 28 Feb 1896, , Elkhart Co., Indiana  (Age 40 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1872	, Indiana   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F5139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Paulus,   b. Abt 1889, Of, Elkhart Co., Indiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F21312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Eby, Ralph, was born in St. Joseph Co., Ind., Aug. 29, 1889; died at Fountainview Place Nursing Home, Elkhart, Ind., Jan. 10, 1975; aged 85 y. In 1910, he was married to Ruth Palmer, who preceded him in death in Jan. 1958. In June 1959, he was married to Florence Hartranft, who died on Dec. 4, 1974. Surviving are 2 sons (Floyd and Carl), 2 stepdaughters (Helen - Mrs. Galen Cripe, and Mary Jane - Mrs. Forrest Yoder), one stepson (Jack Hartranft), 5 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, 7 stepgrandchildren, and 3 stepgreat-grandchildren. He was a member of Olive Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Leinharts Funeral Home on Jan. 14, in charge of Ivan Weaver and Kent Borgaard; interment in Olive Cemetery Gospel Herald - Vol. 68, No. 8-- February 25, 1975 - p. 154

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 540. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 7, 1918 - Obituary of Jacob Eby.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Aug 1889 - , St. Joseph Co., Indiana Died - 10 Jan 1975 - Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States  = Link to Google Earth