Ralph W. Peters
January 1, 2015Share using:
Ralph W. Peters, 94, of Auburn, NE, formerly of Falls City, NE, passed away January 1, 2015 at Auburn. He was born March 2, 1920 at Falls City to the late Jacob and Nellie (Mitchell) Peters.
Ralph enlisted in the U. S. Air Force on October 16, 1941 at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. He served in the Rhineland and Central Europe. He earned European, African and Middle Easter Service Medals. He was honorably discharged on October 23, 1945 at Sioux Falls, SD.
He married Marjorie Nichols in August of 1943 at Oskaloosa, KS. They divorced in 1962. He then married Patricia Liggett on April 28, 1966 at Kansas City. They divorced in 1995.
Ralph was raised at Barada, NE and graduated Shubert High School in 1930 and took work in Lawrence, KS for two years before enlisting. Upon his discharged he returned to Topeka and worked for Good Year Tire Company and as a Route Truck driver for Jordon Bakers. He moved to Denver in 1951 and worked in sales in Industrial Laundry until moving to Kansas City where he continued in the industry until 1981 when he retired and took employment at the Board of Trade Building until he retired in 1986 and moved to Falls City in 1994 and then to Auburn in 2004. He was a member of Prairie Union Baptist Church and the 8th Air Force Historical Society.
Ralph is survived by his son, Martin Peters of Thornton, CO, daughter, Beth McGeough and her husband Rick of Indianola, IA and a grandson, Glenn Peters. He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Dorr and Clark Funeral Home with Reverend Greg Berger officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date at Harris Cemetery. Military honors by Falls City Ceremonial Honor Guard.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at Dorr and Clark Funeral Home.