Submitted by: Dan Rich

Ralph A. Landen

Sept. 21, 1904 - April 11, 1997

South Bend Tribune 4/13/1997

Ralph A. Landen, 92, of Hamilton Grove, formerly of 1517 N. O'Brien St., died at 5:25 p.m. Friday in LaPorte Hospital following a short illness. Mr. Landen retired from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. in 1967 as a salesman. He was born Sept. 21, 1904, in Dunkirk, Ind. to Rev. George E. and Elizabeth (Porter) Landen and had lived in the South Bend area since 1920, coming from Berrien Springs, Mich.

On Sept. 11, 1926, in South Bend, he married Helen M. Baum who preceded him in death Dec. 13, 1994. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia A. Strycker of LaPorte, Ind., a son, Tom G. Landen of South Bend; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mr. Landen was a member of Central United Methodist Church, United Methodist Men and had achieved the position of life underwriter in the insurance industry.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m Tuesday in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., with Rev. Mary Hubbard officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sunday School of the Air or Hamilton Grove.