Ralph Edward Price, 47, Loved being with family and friends
Ralph Edward Price, 47 years of age, and a resident of North Ridgeville, passed away Monday, November 22, 2004 at Community Health Partners H & S Center in Lorain following a fifteen-month illness.Born June 2, 1957 in Lorain, he has been a lifetime Lorain County resident.
Ralph was employed at the Lorain Plant of the Ford Motor Co. for twenty-seven years as a laborer. He was a member of Auto Workers Union Local 425 and loved being with family and friends, sports, and NASCAR racing.
Survivors include his son Eric Price of North Ridgeville; his daughter Tanya Price of Hawaii; three grandchildren; his brother Charles Price of Oklahoma; and his sisters Margie Sheppard of Spencer, Linda Shreves of Lorain, Sally Price of Ohio, Penny Hamel of Jupiter, Florida, Owen Fox of Elyria, Georgie Karkellie of Paradise, California, Hazel Hall of Amherst and Charlotte Key of Alexandria, Alabama.
He was preceded in death by his parents Charles Henry and Hazel Price (nee: Hazzard); by his brother Richard Price; and by his sister Genalda McKenzie.
Friends may call Tuesday from 6 - 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 12 p.m. to the time of the funeral service at 2 p.m. at the Hempel Funeral Home; 373 Cleveland Ave., Amherst. The Rev. Carson Fraley, pastor of North Lake Missionary Baptist Church of South Amherst will officiate. Burial will be in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township.
Arrangements are being handled by the Hempel Funeral Home; 373 Cleveland Ave., Amherst OH 44001.