Obituary of Ralph Northorp

(Veteran WW II)

(Long time furnace repairman)

Peacefully at the Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre, Ottawa on Monday morning, October 1^st, 2018; Harry Ralph Northorp, a longtime resident of Galetta passed away at the age of 97. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Dora (nee Morgan) on September 23, 2002. Ralph is survived by his son, Harry Northorp; grandchildren: Kevin, Jenny, Penny and Trudy; great-grandchildren: Jeffrey, Marissa, Patricia, Jordan, Kyle, Ethan and Cedric. Predeceased by 2 sons: Blair and Roy as well as a grandson, Kolin. Ralph was a man who marched to the beat of his own drum. Those who saw through his tough exterior would find a soft and kind heart. A man of deep faith, Ralph found a great sense of family and belonging within the Arnprior Wesleyan Church community. He never asked for much but was loved and respected by many. The family received friends during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Friday evening, October 12^th from 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Saturday morning, October 13^th from 10 to 10:45 and where a Funeral Service was conducted in the Pilon Family Chapel on Saturday morning at 11 o’clock. Interment Malloch Road Cemetery, Arnprior. In Ralph’s memory, please consider a donation to Arnprior’s Gateway Church and Ministry Centre. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 174, Arnprior were requested to assemble at the funeral home for a tribute service for Comrade Ralph on Friday evening, October 12^th at 6:30.