Mr. Waller, an employee of the Union Storage and Refrigeration Co., had been ill several days. A friend, Paul Melhus, visited him early Wednesday evening and suggested that he enter a hospital but Ralph decided to remain at home. When he called again on Thursday morning he found him dead near the stairway, apparently as he wa» about to retire. R. J. Yoder, coroner, said death was due to a heart attack and had occurred about 9 p. m. Wednesday. Mrs. Waller and their two children were in Aberdeen, S.D., where she had been called by the illness of her father.
Ralph Waller was born on Fab. 27, 1910. He was baptized and confirmed in the Ringsaker church. In 1948 he was married to Berniece Gunderson. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 o'clock from the Ringsaker church, Rev. H. W. Estrem oficiating. Miss Hazel Maasjo of Fergus Falls sang two songs, "Lead Kindly Light" and "Den Store Hvide Flok." He was laid to rest in the family lot in the Ringsaker cemetery.
Relatives and friends from this vicinity also from Ashby, Fergus Falls and Aberdeen, S. D. were in attendance.
Pallbearers were Ed. Grunewald, Dr. C. B. Erickson, Paul Melhus, John Eppler, Alf Anderson and Arthur Hovland.
Mr. Waller, an employee of the Union Storage and Refrigeration Co., had been ill several days. A friend, Paul Melhus, visited him early Wednesday evening and suggested that he enter a hospital but Ralph decided to remain at home. When he called again on Thursday morning he found him dead near the stairway, apparently as he wa» about to retire. R. J. Yoder, coroner, said death was due to a heart attack and had occurred about 9 p. m. Wednesday. Mrs. Waller and their two children were in Aberdeen, S.D., where she had been called by the illness of her father.
Ralph Waller was born on Fab. 27, 1910. He was baptized and confirmed in the Ringsaker church. In 1948 he was married to Berniece Gunderson. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 o'clock from the Ringsaker church, Rev. H. W. Estrem oficiating. Miss Hazel Maasjo of Fergus Falls sang two songs, "Lead Kindly Light" and "Den Store Hvide Flok." He was laid to rest in the family lot in the Ringsaker cemetery.
Relatives and friends from this vicinity also from Ashby, Fergus Falls and Aberdeen, S. D. were in attendance.
Pallbearers were Ed. Grunewald, Dr. C. B. Erickson, Paul Melhus, John Eppler, Alf Anderson and Arthur Hovland.
Gravesite Details
Provided courtesy of the Otter Tail County Historical Society (www.otchs.org), which has further information available in its research library and on its web site.
Family Members
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Margaret Johanne Waller Everett
1898–1988
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Hardis Othelia Waller
1900–1990
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Ruby Waller O'Connell
1901–1999
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Harold Waller
1904–1963
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Elsie Jeanette Waller Anderson
1906–1978
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Kathryn Marie Waller
1908–2000
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Eunice Elizabeth Waller Johnson
1912–2008
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Ruth Jane Waller Johnson
1914–1988
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John Edward Waller
1916–1997
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