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Ralph Waldo Gambach

Birth	:	4 Jun 1914 Lohrville, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	13 Feb 2011 Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Laurens Cemetery, Laurens, Pocahontas County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8438988, -94.8330994
Plot	:	Sec. E, Block 1, Lot 27, 1
Description	:	Mt Pleasant (Ia.) Mt Pleasant News Ralph Waldo Gambach June 4, 1914 - Feb 13, 2011 Ralph Waldo Gambach , 96, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Fairfield, Tipton and Lohrville, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant. A memorial funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant. The Rev. Herbert G. Shafer will officiate. A military flag presentation service will be conducted by Iowa Military Funeral Honors at the church. Burial will be on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at the Laurens Cemetery... Read More	Mt Pleasant (Ia.) Mt Pleasant News Ralph Waldo Gambach June 4, 1914 - Feb 13, 2011 Ralph Waldo Gambach , 96, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Fairfield, Tipton and Lohrville, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant. A memorial funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant. The Rev. Herbert G. Shafer will officiate. A military flag presentation service will be conducted by Iowa Military Funeral Honors at the church. Burial will be on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at the Laurens Cemetery in Laurens. The family will be present to receive friends at a luncheon in the Church Fellowship Hall immediately following the memorial service. Friends may sign the guest register from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18 at the Kimzey Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. A memorial has been established to the Gambach Scholarship Fund of Buena Vista University or the First United Methodist Church of Mt. Pleasant. He was born June 4, 1914, in Lohrville, the son of David Valentine and Elsie (Groves) Gambach. On Aug. 9, 1039, at his wife’s parent’s home in rural Laurens, he married Geneva Violet Sophia Alborn. He received his early education in rural county schools around Lohrville. He graduated from Lohrville High School on May 15, 1930. He entered Buena Vista College in Storm Lake and was conferred with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry on May 29, 1936. He later received a Masters of Arts degree in 1950. He taught in Ware and Ft Dodge Junior High School before beginning a career as a superintendent at Meriden, Tipton and Fairfield districts. He retired in 1979 and remained in Fairfield until moving to Mt Pleasant in the 1990’s. He enlisted on Nov. a, 1942 at Fort Des Moines. He serve d stateside as a pilot and Cryptographic Technician in the former Army Air Corps, 3502nd AAF Base Unit at Chanute Field, Ill. In addition to piloting, he served as a pilot instructor. He was honorably discharged on Sept. 30, 1944, at Fort Sheridan, Ill. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Mt Pleasant, as well as a member of the Lions Club, the American Legion, the Iowa State Education Association (NEA) and American Association of School Administrators (AASA) and Walt Whitman Club, an association of school administrators. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and the camping expeditions he took with his family. He is survived by his wife; a son, Ronald (Corinne) Gambach of Cedar Rapids; a daughter, Mrs. Jill Holmes of Camdenton, Mo.; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Arthur (Iola) Gambach of Chenoah, Ill. and a sister, Mrs. Dotothy Somers of Redlands, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Bruce Gambach; one son-in-law and one sister, Mary Waterbury.

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Ralph Waldo Gambach's memorial is located at: Laurens Cemetery, Laurens, Pocahontas County, USA.
When did Ralph Waldo Gambach death?
Ralph Waldo Gambach death on 13 Feb 2011 in Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.8438988
Longitude: -94.8330994

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Geneva Violet Sophia Alborn Gambach

(1918 - 2019)

Siblings

(unknow - unknow)

Children

Alan Lee Gambach

(unknow - 1945)

Bruce Brian Gambach

(1946 - 1990)

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Coordinate: 42.8438988, -94.8330994

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Coordinate: 42.7335000, -94.6597000

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17. Ellington Cemetery
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21. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0386009, -94.8613968

22. Saint Columbkilles Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6467018, -94.8443985

23. Saint Johns Church Of Christ Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7108002, -95.0428009

24. Varina Cemetery
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