Delaware Co. PAGenWeb Archives Obituaries - Army Eng. Ralph DURNELL, 1948 Contributed to PAGenWeb Archives by Nancy Annie Odegard - Nurse73NAO@aol.com ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ DURNELL, Army Eng. Ralph; 1948 RALPH DURNELL YOUNG VETERAN 11 - 24 - 1948 RALPH DURNELL, veteran of 18 months in South Pacific during the war, died Saturday at his home at 226 Brooks street, Media. He was 22 on Aug. 28. He had been ill for the past six months. Born in Springfield he attended grammar school in Media. He entered the ARMY Oct. 5, 1943, and served until March 10, 1946, a year and half overseas with the ENGINEER CORPS. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. ELIZABETH NICHOLSON DURNELL, a son, WALTER, 17 months; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. WALTER DURNELL, of 1 Hilltop road, Media; six brothers, LEROY, of 613 Painter street, Media, and ROBERT, NORMAN, CALVIN, JOHN and LESTER, all at home, and four sisters, Mrs. VIOLET LEE, of 234 Brooks street, Media, Mrs. GERTRUDE REID, of Paducah, Ky., and NORA and GRACE, both at home. Funeral service will be Friday at 11 a. m. at the Marple Baptist Church, Creek and State roads, Marple. Burial will be in the Soldiers National Cemetery, Beverly, N. J. The viewing will be from 7 to 8 p. m. Thursday at the church. Source: Media - Upper Providence Library 1 East Front Street, Media, Pennsylvania 19063 Delaware County Telephone 610 - 566 - 1918 Media Borough Obituaries