<::taps::> Ralph E. Eisenach, Aad Temple Shrine D&BC (Duluth, MN)

Ralph E. Eisenach, 85, of Duluth, died unexpectedly Feb. 9, 2005 in St. Lukes
Hospital.

He was born in Duluth on Jan. 1, 1920 to Frank and Olive Eisenach. He was a 1938
graduate of Denfeld High School.

Ralph was a World War II Army Air Force veteran, serving as a Bombadier on a B-17
Flying Fortress. He was shot down on his 7th mission and was a POW in Germany for 10
months.

He married Alyce Gotland in Duluth on Dec. 10, 1943. He later graduated from North
Dakota State, School of Pharmacy, in 1950 and had owned and operated Eisenach
Pharmacy until his retirement in 1986.

Ralph was a longtime active member of the Lutheran Church of The Holy Trinity, Past
President of the Duluth Assn. of Pharmacists, member of West Duluth American Legion
71, The Aad Temple Shrine and its Drum and Bugle Corps, and received the Honorable
Fred James Award in 2003. He was an avid golfer and sports fan and enjoyed time spent
with his card club buddies.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Gladys Dahl; and brothers, Francis
and Carl. Ralph is survived by his wife of 61 years, Alyce; sons, Bruce and Gary
(Kathy), all of Duluth; grandsons, Brent (Amy) and Ryan; great-granddaughter, Taylor;
sisters-in-law, Helen Kaake and Florence Eisenach; brother-in-law, Walt Mansergh; and
several nieces, nephews and cousins.

VISITATION:1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. funeral service Monday in the Lutheran Church of
the Holy Trinity, 27th Ave. W. and 3rd St., Duluth. Burial at Oneota Cemetery.
Arrangements by Williams-Lobermeier Funeral Home.
Published in the Duluth News Tribune on 2/12/2005.


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