Obit for RAPH, Eldo Arthur (b.1934 d.1992), Pipestone Co., MN

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Eldo Arthur Raph



Eldo A. Raph, 58, died of natural causes September 19, 1992, in Dillon, 

Montana.  Funeral services were held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 

1992, at Brundage Funeral Home in Dillon.  His body was cremated and his 

ashes were scattered in the mountains near Argenta, Montana.



Eldo Arthur Raph was born on February 25, 1934, Holland, Pipestone County 

Minnesota, to Merlye Henry and Elsie Emma Augusta (Schierholz) Raph.  He 

attended and graduated from Pipestone High School, Pipestone, Minnesota in 

1952.  He then attended Great Northern Railroad Telegraphy School and was 

assigned to Essex, Montana.  Mr. Raph was united in marriage to Virginia Ann 

Tanner on March 2, 1955, in Conrad, Montana and he was transferred to 

Shelby, Montana and become a bookkeeper.  They later divorced in 1970.  Mr. 

Raph was united in marriage to Doris Ellen (Kelly) Tanner, on September 25, 

1970.  In 1971 he purchased a hardware store in Dillon, Montana which he 

retired from in 1990.

Mr. Raph was active in Elks Lodge, Jaycees, Youth Baseball League and other 

civic organizations.



He is survived by his widow, Doris Raph of Dillon; a sister, Mrs. Carol 

(Harvey) Zeinstra of Pipestone, Minnesota; a daughter, Mrs. Elda Lynn 

(Steven) Nichols of Shelby; two sons Merle James Raph of Shelby, and Darvin 

Dale Raph of Loveland, Colorado; four stepsons, Craig Tanner of Phoenix, 

Arizona, Brent Tanner of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, David Tanner of Darby, 

and John Tanner of Elko, Nevada; and thirteen grandchildren.

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