Ralph Emmett Balck
1938 - 2012 (73 years)-
Name Ralph Emmett Balck Born 18 Dec 1938 Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin 
Gender Male Died 18 Jan 2012 Person ID I366719 Little Chute Genealogy Last Modified 7 Aug 2019
Father Harry H Balck, b. 23 Jun 1911, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin , d. 07 Nov 1995, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin (Age 84 years) Mother Isabel M Feurstein, b. 16 May 1908, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin , d. 21 Feb 1996 (Age 87 years) Married 23 Oct 1937 Family ID F86089 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Ralph Emmett Balck died Wednesday evening, January 18, 2012. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Nancy, and their five children, Jonathan (Heather), Charles (Annie), Elizabeth (Martin Monsma), Ralph Edward (Nina Palmo) and Michael (Maggie); his grandchildren Mabel and Winston Balck, Henry Monsma and Elsa Balck; and his three sisters Carol VanMarter, Mary (Larry) VanMarter and Margie (Jim) Foster. Ralph was a traveler; born in Appleton, WI on December 18, 1938, he attended seminary, graduated from the University of Wisconsin, and served in the Army in Germany, rising to the rank of Captain, before settling in Grand Rapids with his wife. During the recessions of the mid-70s, Ralph built a successful consulting engineering business that was his passion. Ralph and Nancy raised their five children on Maxwell Street, their home for 38 years, creating a joyful family. Ralph gave his kids a lifetime of inspiration and curiosity about the world. He leaves a legacy of love, faith, adventure and goodness.His life will be celebrated with a Mass of Christian burial at 11:00am Monday, January 23, 2012 at St. Stephen Church, 750 Gladstone Dr., Grand Rapids MI. The family will greet friends and relatives Sunday, January 22 from 2-4pm and 7-9pm with a rosary beginning at 7pm at Zaagman Memorial Chapel, 2800 Burton St. SE, Grand Rapids MI. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made in Ralph's name to God's Kitchen, an inner-city ministry to feed the hungry 303 Division Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on January 21, 2012
- Ralph Emmett Balck died Wednesday evening, January 18, 2012. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Nancy, and their five children, Jonathan (Heather), Charles (Annie), Elizabeth (Martin Monsma), Ralph Edward (Nina Palmo) and Michael (Maggie); his grandchildren Mabel and Winston Balck, Henry Monsma and Elsa Balck; and his three sisters Carol VanMarter, Mary (Larry) VanMarter and Margie (Jim) Foster. Ralph was a traveler; born in Appleton, WI on December 18, 1938, he attended seminary, graduated from the University of Wisconsin, and served in the Army in Germany, rising to the rank of Captain, before settling in Grand Rapids with his wife. During the recessions of the mid-70s, Ralph built a successful consulting engineering business that was his passion. Ralph and Nancy raised their five children on Maxwell Street, their home for 38 years, creating a joyful family. Ralph gave his kids a lifetime of inspiration and curiosity about the world. He leaves a legacy of love, faith, adventure and goodness.His life will be celebrated with a Mass of Christian burial at 11:00am Monday, January 23, 2012 at St. Stephen Church, 750 Gladstone Dr., Grand Rapids MI. The family will greet friends and relatives Sunday, January 22 from 2-4pm and 7-9pm with a rosary beginning at 7pm at Zaagman Memorial Chapel, 2800 Burton St. SE, Grand Rapids MI. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made in Ralph's name to God's Kitchen, an inner-city ministry to feed the hungry 303 Division Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49503.