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Ralph Jasper Lorance

Birth	:	23 Jun 1902 Dahinda, Knox County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	12 Feb 1973 Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6250000, -93.9475021
Plot	:	Plot 1761, Graves 1 & 2
Description	:	Ralph Jasper Lorance was born June 23, 1902, in Dahinda, Ill., the second son born of William and Cynthia Lorance. He and his family lived in Illinois until his teen years when they moved to Lamoni, Iowa. Ralph died Monday, February 12, 1973, at the Hand Community Hospital in Shenandoah. He attended the Graceland Academy four years. Later he enrolled in agricultural courses at the Iowa State College at Ames, Ia., where he worked on the agronomy farm at the college, in agricultural research. On February 19, 1926, while still employed on the agronomy... Read More	Ralph Jasper Lorance was born June 23, 1902, in Dahinda, Ill., the second son born of William and Cynthia Lorance. He and his family lived in Illinois until his teen years when they moved to Lamoni, Iowa. Ralph died Monday, February 12, 1973, at the Hand Community Hospital in Shenandoah. He attended the Graceland Academy four years. Later he enrolled in agricultural courses at the Iowa State College at Ames, Ia., where he worked on the agronomy farm at the college, in agricultural research. On February 19, 1926, while still employed on the agronomy farm at Ames, he was married to Orpha Rosalee Cole. To this marriage two sons and two daughters were born. A few months after their mariage, Ralph and Orpha moved to Lamoni where Ralph was employed by the Hyde and Vredenberg Company until 1942, when he became manager of the Graceland College Farms. In 1949, the Lorances moved to Shenandoah where he served as superintendent of transportation for the Earl May Seed and Nursery Company until his retirement January I, 1968. He is survived by his wife, Orpha; two sons, Raymond Ralph of Maryville, Mo., and Captain David Ross of San Antonio, Tex.; two daughters, Esther Lavonne Drown of Independence, Mo., and Sarah Ellen Lorance of Shenandoah; two brothers, Harley of Glendale, Ariz., and Stuart of Deer Lodge, Mont.; and one sister, Mrs. Arvilla Rogers of Independence, Mo.; friends. Funeral services were held from the Hackett Funeral Home in Shenandoah, February 14. Interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery at Lamoni. Source: Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, February 22nd, 1973, pgs 9, 11 MOTHER: Cynthia Ellen LaFollette FATHER: William Edgar Lorance WIFE: Orpha Rosalie Cole m. 19 Feb 1926 - Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa CHILDREN (per 1940 census): 1. Raymond Ralph Lorance m. Audra Lea Smith m. Lavona Christine Gardner 2. Esther Lavonne Lorance m. Charles Vernon Drown 3. David Ross Lorance m. Frances Deane Baxter m. Kathleen A. Gardner 4. Sarah Ellen Lorance m. Merlyn A. Rees FURTHER INFORMATION: 1. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1945 Name: Ralph Jasper Lorance Gender: Male Race: White Age: 24 Birth Date: abt 1902 Birth Place: Knox County Ill. Residence Place: Lamoni Iowa Marriage Date: 19 Feb 1926 Marriage Place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, USA Father: Wm Edgar Lorance Mother: Cynthia Ellen La Follette Spouse: Orpha Rosalie Cole Source Citation: Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage

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Ralph Jasper Lorance's memorial is located at: Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA.
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Ralph Jasper Lorance death on 12 Feb 1973 in Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.6250000
Longitude: -93.9475021

Family Members:

Parent

William Edgar Lorance

(1874 - 1948)

Cynthia Ellen LaFollette Lorance

(1877 - 1963)

Spouse

Orpha Rosalie Cole Lorance

(1906 - 1989)

Siblings

Harry Allen Lorance

(1896 - 1967)

Stuart Raymond Lorance

(1913 - 1988)

Children

Raymond Ralph Lorance

(1928 - 1997)

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