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Ralph Gonsales
RALPH GONSALES Cedar Rapids Ralph Charles Gonsales, 95, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 6, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Funeral services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Survivors include his children, Mikky Gonsales of Cedar Rapids, Denise (David) Leubka of Williamsburg and Michele (Mark Henderson) Camp of Swisher; granddaughter, Kristen (Josh) Lieb of Williamsburg; and great-grandchildren, Charlie and Katie Lieb. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy; brother, Gene Gonsales; and sister, Leola Gonsales. Ralph was born Oct. 31, 1921, in Marion, Iowa, the son of Charles and Alta (Hollingsworth) Gonsales. He graduated from Marion High School. Ralph served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1941 to 1945. He worked as a service advisor for Allen Motor Co., where he retired. Ralph was an avid outdoorsman and especially enjoyed hunting and fishing. Please share a memory of Ralph at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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