Ralph Raymond Naragon, 80, of North Manchester, Indiana, died at 8:15 amFriday, October 7, 2016, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida. He was born September 10, 1936 in North Liberty, Indiana to R. Raymond and Dorothy Maxine (Keiser) Naragon.
Ralph was a 1954 graduate of North Liberty High School and in 1958 he received his degree in accounting and business from Manchester College. He married Becky S. Myers on May 13, 2000 at the Timbercrest Chapel in North Manchester. He was a retired Certified Public Accountant, and owned Gilbert & Naragon Company in North Manchester since 1968, and had also worked as business manager at Manchester College from 1961-1968. Ralph attended the First Brethren Church in North Manchester, where he served on the stewardship committee. He was a member and treasurer of the Board of Directors of the North Manchester Historical Society and Shepherd Center, a life member of the Honeywell Foundation Board of Directors, the Living Well in Wabash County Board of Directors, the Wabash Parkview Hospital Foundation, and a former member and treasurer of the Community Foundation of Wabash County. He also served on the Manchester University Board of Trustees from 1997-2007, and was the Trustee for the Paul L. Speicher Foundation. Ralph volunteered at the Economical Development of Wabash County, North Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester Main Street, the local school board, and the town parks and recreation.
He is survived by his wife, Becky Naragon, two sons, Dan (Willoughby) Naragon and Steve (Dr. Pam Higgins) Naragon, all of North Manchester, three step-children Barry Schannep of North Manchester, Robin Spangler of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Jack (Tracie) Schannep of New Albany, Indiana, eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, seven step grandchildren, two step great-grandchildren, brothers and sisters, Jeanette (Carl) Fullmer, Joyce Dorsh, Virginia (Victor) Geeseman, Esther (Dean) Shoue, Dale (Patricia) Naragon, and Kenneth Naragon. He was preceded in death by his parents and a step-son, Kerry Schannep.
Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at the North Manchester First Brethren Church, 407 N. Sycamore Street, North Manchester, with Pastor Kurt Stout officiating. Family will receive friends 12-3 p.m.Wednesday, at the church. Burial will be at a later date in the Fairview Cemetery, Servia. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, North Manchester.
Preferred memorial is Ralph R. and Becky S. Endowment at the Community Foundation of Wabash County or the Ralph R. and Becky S. Naragon Endowment at the Honeywell Foundation, Educational Outreach Program.
The memorial guest book for Ralph may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
Ralph was a 1954 graduate of North Liberty High School and in 1958 he received his degree in accounting and business from Manchester College. He married Becky S. Myers on May 13, 2000 at the Timbercrest Chapel in North Manchester. He was a retired Certified Public Accountant, and owned Gilbert & Naragon Company in North Manchester since 1968, and had also worked as business manager at Manchester College from 1961-1968. Ralph attended the First Brethren Church in North Manchester, where he served on the stewardship committee. He was a member and treasurer of the Board of Directors of the North Manchester Historical Society and Shepherd Center, a life member of the Honeywell Foundation Board of Directors, the Living Well in Wabash County Board of Directors, the Wabash Parkview Hospital Foundation, and a former member and treasurer of the Community Foundation of Wabash County. He also served on the Manchester University Board of Trustees from 1997-2007, and was the Trustee for the Paul L. Speicher Foundation. Ralph volunteered at the Economical Development of Wabash County, North Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester Main Street, the local school board, and the town parks and recreation.
He is survived by his wife, Becky Naragon, two sons, Dan (Willoughby) Naragon and Steve (Dr. Pam Higgins) Naragon, all of North Manchester, three step-children Barry Schannep of North Manchester, Robin Spangler of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Jack (Tracie) Schannep of New Albany, Indiana, eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, seven step grandchildren, two step great-grandchildren, brothers and sisters, Jeanette (Carl) Fullmer, Joyce Dorsh, Virginia (Victor) Geeseman, Esther (Dean) Shoue, Dale (Patricia) Naragon, and Kenneth Naragon. He was preceded in death by his parents and a step-son, Kerry Schannep.
Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at the North Manchester First Brethren Church, 407 N. Sycamore Street, North Manchester, with Pastor Kurt Stout officiating. Family will receive friends 12-3 p.m.Wednesday, at the church. Burial will be at a later date in the Fairview Cemetery, Servia. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, North Manchester.
Preferred memorial is Ralph R. and Becky S. Endowment at the Community Foundation of Wabash County or the Ralph R. and Becky S. Naragon Endowment at the Honeywell Foundation, Educational Outreach Program.
The memorial guest book for Ralph may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.