CPL Ralph Lloyd Wasner Sr.
Birth: 19 Jan 1932 Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA
Death: 30 Mar 2015 (aged 83) Coral Springs, Broward County, Florida, USA
Burial: South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
Plot: Section 34-B, Site 69
Memorial #: 144675967
Bio: Ralph Lloyd Wasner, (he's the bald one on the end of the 4th row next to his wife, Gloria Joy (Bischoff) ), aged 83, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, passed away on 30 March 2015 in Coral Springs, Florida.
Ralph was born on 19 January 1932 in Springfield,Ohio to Samuel Rodger and Bertha May (Martin) Wasner.
He grew up there, but lived most of his life in Dayton, Ohio where later, he met the love of his life, Gloria "Joy" (Bischoff), and on 24 May 1952, they were married and remained so for 62 years.
Together they raised their own 3 children, 2 adopted daughters and a foster daughter, until adulthood. They were foster parents in Dayton for many more children through the years, having received the Governor's Foster Parent of the Year Award at the State House in Columbus in 1982.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in the Korean conflict.
He also was a cement truck driver for Hilltop concrete, that later became Ernst Enterprises,from which he retired.
Several years later they left Dayton, Ohio for Florida.
Along with his wife, he is survived by his children, Susan (Mark) Woerner, Miami, Flo., Ralph E. (Erin) Wasner, Coral Springs, Fl., William G.(Deborah) Wasner, Springfield, Va., then from Dayton, Ohio we have their adopted daughters Carla J. Wasner and Sharon K. (Wasner) Harshman, and the foster daughter, (who they raised to adulthood), Sherri A. Davies, 12 Grandchildren, and 15 Great-Grandchildren, other nieces, and nephews and friends who mourn his loss.
Preceding him in death besides his parents were 3 sisters and 4 brothers.
Services will be held Friday, April 17, at South Florida National Cemetery, in a private ceremony, in Lake Worth, Florida.
Inscription: Corporal
US Army
Korea
Family Members
Parents
Samuel Roger Wasner 1891-1977
Bertha May Martin Wasner 1894-1979
Spouse
Gloria Joy Wasner 1935-2019
Siblings
Melvin Roger Wasner 1915-1915
Evelyn Marie Wasner Hawk 1919-2014
Norma Elizabeth Wasner Dawson 1920-2011
Walter Raymond Wasner 1925-2005
Maintained by: Betty & Roy Welch (50790184)
Originally Created by: Sharon K. (Wasner) Harshman (47501673)
Added: 6 Apr 2015
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144675967/ralph-lloyd-wasner
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144675967/ralph-lloyd-wasner : accessed 10 December 2021), memorial page for CPL Ralph Lloyd Wasner Sr. (19 Jan 1932–30 Mar 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 144675967, citing South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Betty & Roy Welch (contributor 50790184) .
