IN  MEMORIAM IS A TRIBUTE  TO THOSE  OF US THAT HAVE  TRAVELED AHEAD TO FORGE THE WAY  THRU THE UNKNOWN.  TO YOU , WE SAY GODS SPEED AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ralph Ashby

78 yrs., of Edinburg, New York and formerly of Spring Valley and

 Lake Wildwood died March 26th, 2006. Ralph was born March 21,

1928, in Lorenze, Iowa to Ralph W. and Irene (Muzzy) Ashby.

He graduated from Roy C. Knapp School of Percussion in Chicago

 after his graduation from high school in Emmetsburg, Iowa.

He served in the U.S. Army in Korea prior to the Korean war.

He worked in sales and insurance. After retirement, he had resided

in Spring Valley, Illinois and Lake  Wildwood, where he was

involved in buckskinning/Mountainman clubs. He also served

on the lake Wildwood council.

Survivors are one son, Ralph (Dara) Ashby of Chicago; one Daughter

Terri (Matt) Westerberg of San Antonio, Texas; four grandchildren;

three brothers, James Ashby of Spring Valley, Illinois, John Ashby

 of Iowa City, Iowa and Robert Ashby of Woodbury, Minn.; and

nieces and Nephews.

Memorials may be directed to the donors choice.

The RiverRats will miss you!!

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