Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Friday, July 20, 2012
Location: 5:45 a.m., at the Monticello Assisted Living & Healthcare Center in Monticello, Indiana
 
 
Age: 90
Date of Birth: Friday, August 19, 1921
Birth place:

Branch: Navy

Service: World War II
Father: Ralph William Smith
 
Mother: Agnes ( Meagle ) Smith
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Ralph and Marge had summered in the Monticello, Indiana, since 1963, and then made the Monticello, Indiana their permanent residence in 1986.
Funeral Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Funeral Location: 1:00 p.m. Funeral Mass at the St. Judes Catholic Church, 5353 McFarland Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227
Clergy: Father Steve Banet of the St. Judes Catholic Church of Indianapolis, Indiana
Burial will take place:
Calvary Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, July 23,2012, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana, with a Rosary Service at 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Then from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at St. Jude Catholic Church 5353 McFarland Road, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46227.
Biographical Information:
Ralph and his wife, Marge, had been summering in the Monticello, Indiana, area since 1963, then made the Monticello, Indiana, their permanent residence in 1986. He was a United States World War II Navy Gunner. Ralph member of the Our Lady of The Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana, and was a 4th Degree Knight of Indianapolis Council of Indianapolis, Indiana. He loved woodworking and boating. Ralph was a volunteer fireman and retired as the plant manager of the E.W. Mold in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1986.
Special Services: Rosary Services at 4:00 p.m., Monday, July 23, 2012, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Our Lady of The Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana, or to the St. Judes Catholic Church of Indianapolis, Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and at St. Judes Catholic Chruch in Indianapolis.
Marriage Information: On November 11, 1939, at the St. Ann's Catholic Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, he married Marjorie A. "Marge" Hudson. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Marjorie A. "Marge" Smith of Monticello, Indiana;Daughter, Linda (husband Dave) Dunn of Winfield, Missouri;Son, Ralph W. (wife Teresa) Smith, Jr. of Monticello, Indiana, Thomas "Tom" (wife MaDonna) Smith, and Michael "Mike" (wife Diane) Smith, both of Indianapolis, Indiana; Daughters-in-laws, Donna Smith, and Linda Smith, both of Indianapolis, Indiana;Eighteen (18) Grandchildren;Thirty-seven (37) Great Grandchildren; Four (4) Great Great Grandchildren;Sister, Mary Smith of Indianapolis, Indiana; Brother, Robert "Bob" (wife Gerogia) Smith of Indianapolis, Indiana; Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, Great Great Nieces and Nephews.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Ralph William and Agnes (Meagle) Smith;Sons, Richard "Dick" Smith, and Phillip "Phil" Smith;Sister, Edith Moore.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488