Submitted by: Brenda Horton  

Ralph Ziegert, Jr.
Ralph "Bumpy" Ziegert Jr., 62, of Lincoln Way West, died April 1, 1991. He was employed by American Legion Post 161 for seven years as a bartender and was a former machine operator for Clark Equipment, Co., for 12 years. He was born August 13, 1928, and was a lifetime area resident. On August 16, 1969, he married Cecilia Spagnola. She survives with a daughter, Cheryl Mark of South Bend; three stepdaughters, Mary Ann Thompson and Linda Rittenhouse, both of Mishawaka, and Debbie Verela of Elkhart; two sons Gregory of Vicksburg, Mich., and Michael; two stepsons, John and Albert Spagnola, both of South Bend, and Alex Murdrovich; 16 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Delores Russwurm of South Bend; and a brother Richard. He was a member of American Legion Post 161.  Services were at Bubb Funeral Chapel Downtown.  Burial at Highland Cemetery, South Bend. Source: The Mishawaka Enterprise, April 11, 1991, pg. 6.