OBITUARY: Ralph Lesch 1908-1997, Mitchell County, Iowa


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[Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gazette obituaries -- September 2, 1997]

                               Ralph Lesch

OSAGE -- Ralph Lesch, 88, of Osage, died Monday (Sept. 1, 1997) at
North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Champion Funeral Home, Osage.   



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[Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gazette obituaries -- September 3, 1997]


                            Ralph H. Lesch

OSAGE -- Ralph H. Lesch, 88, of Osage, died Monday (Sept. 1, 1997)
at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Our Savior_s Lutheran
Church, with the Rev. Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Burial
will be in the Osage Cemetery. 

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Champion Funeral Home,
and one hour prior to services at the church.

He was born Nov. 30, 1908, in Mitchell County, the son of Alfred and Louise
(Troge) Lesch.

Ralph attended rural Mitchell County Schools. He took agriculture short
courses at Iowa State University to further a lifelong career in agriculture.

Ralph will be remembered for his Hereford cattle business. He started
showing cattle at beef shows in his early teens and enjoyed the cattle circuit.
He has many ribbons to show for his efforts. He served on the state board of the
Hereford Cattle Association for many years. After 75 years, he retired from the
cattle business and sold his cattle herd.

On Aug. 1, 1935, Ralph married Margie Pickering. They made their home in
Osage. Margie died on June 6, 1995. Ralph supported Margie in her private
preschool for many years, believing in the necessity of early childhood
education. Ralph was a past member of the Mitchell County Planning and Zoning
Commission, serving as past chairman and was a member for many years. He was a
member of Our Savior_s Lutheran Church.

He is survived by his daughter, Kay Williams of Charles City; one brother,
Francis Lesch, Osage, and two sisters, Marvel Lesch, Osage and Irva Feldpouch,
Osage.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred and Louise Lesch; and his
wife, Margie.





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