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Ralph Zeller
RALPH ZELLER
Sun City, Ariz.
Technical Sgt. Ralph Harold Zeller, U.S. Air Force Reserve Retired, resident of Sun City, Ariz., since 2005, resident of Arizona since 1987 and formerly of Cedar Rapids, accepted orders to report to St. Peter at the pearly gates of Heaven on June 2, 2015, at the age of 77, succumbing to a three-year fight with rare mantle B cell lymphoma.
The celebration of Ralph's life and his contributions to society will occur at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 4 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, with a special service starting at 6 p.m. A Mass will be said on Monday, June 29, at 10 a.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church. Ralph will be interred with military honors at the rural St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a memorial scholarship for education has been established in Ralph's name.
Contributions may be sent directly to JoAnn Zeller or to Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Ralph's full obituary may be found at www.cedarmemorial.com.
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