Ralph Reisz

Ralph John Reisz was born May 13, 1928, the son of Gustav and Catherine Klemens Reisz. He passed away Thursday, January 13, 2011, at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa, at the age of eighty-two.
Ralph was born in Panama, Iowa. He attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic School in Denison. After his schooling, he began working on the family farm. In September 1952 he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Korea and Japan. He received his honorable discharge in August 1954 and then served in the Reserves for six years. From 1972 to 1982 he worked construction and then at Farmland Foods until 1990.
In April 1958 he married Francis Cose at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. After her death he was united in marriage to JoAnn Wingrove at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison on December 28, 1977.
He was a loving and devoted husband. He enjoyed going fishing and also playing cards. He was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.
Ralph was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Francis; five brothers: Adam, Tony, Jim, Peter, and Robert and his wife, LaVerne; one sister, Catherine Hanlin and her husband, Gene; and one brother-in-law, Gene Manz. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn; two sisters: Margaret; and Lucille and her husband, Myron; other relatives and friends.