Submitted by: Dan Rich

Ralph L. Horner

Jan. 30, 1918 - April 18, 2008

South Bend Tribune 4/20/2008
SOUTH BEND - Ralph L. Horner, 90, of South Bend, passed away at 4:25 p.m. Friday, April 18, in Bremen Health Care Center after an extended illness. Mr. Horner was born on January 30, 1918, in Valparaiso, IN, and had resided in the South Bend area since 1940.

On February 14, 1942, in South Bend, he married the former Donella J. Rogers, who preceded him in death on December 2, 2007. Ralph is survived by two sons, Ryan E. Horner of Walkerton, IN, and Scott L. (Mary Ann) Horner of Lakeville, IN. Also surviving are five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, whom he loved and cherished. Mr. Horner was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather who always placed his family first. He will be sadly missed by a loving family and all who had the opportunity to know him during his life journey. Ralph was a World War II Navy veteran, serving on CVE-43 Aircraft Carrier as a machinist mate. He was very proud to have served his country. He loved flying, and was a handyman who could fix anything. He often stated: "There is nothing that cannot be repaired." Ralph was a 1937 graduate of Valparaiso High School. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, PLEASE make all memorial contributions to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.

Visitation hours will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 21, in Hanley & Sons "Southwest Chapel" Funeral Home, located at West Ireland Road/Indiana 23, South Bend. Funeral services will be private on Tuesday, April 22, at Sumption Prairie Cemetery. The HANLEY & Sons "Southwest Chapel" Funeral Home handled arrangements and services and extends its deepest sympathy and heartfelt prayers to the Horner family.