McCue, Ralph M.

MCCUE, KOEHLER, WAGNER, NEUMILLER, ETNYRE, MERKLE

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Date: 12/19/2007 at 14:58:23

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SAVANNA, Ill. — Ralph M. McCue, age 79, of Savanna, Illinois, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007, peacefully at home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, with Father Dennis Atto of St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna, officiating. Burial will be in St. John Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. Friends may call from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, prior to the service at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established in Ralph’s name. Online condolences may be sent to the family www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com. Ralph was born February 23, 1928, the son of Thomas and Pearl (Koehler) McCue in Savanna. He attended Savanna area schools. He served in the United States Army. On April 14, 1952, Ralph married Cecelia C. Wagner. Ralph worked at the Savanna Army Depot, as a munitions handler, retiring in 1987. Ralph very much enjoyed spending time with his family. He was known as stern but, loving. As an adult, Ralph developed closeness to the Lord. He enjoyed reading, hunting and fishing. Ralph will be dearly missed by his wife, Cecelia, of Savanna; one son, Terry McCue of Savanna; one daughter, Elaine Neumiller of Davenport, Iowa; three grandchildren, Christina (Aaron) Neumiller of Davenport, Staff Sgt. Justin (Becky) Neumiller of Colorado Springs, Colorado, “presently serving in Iraq, Christopher (Ashley) Neumiller of Davenport; two great-grandsons, Malachi and Raymond; one brother, Virgil (Betty) McCue of Savanna; two sisters, Mildred Etnyre of Lanark, Illinois, and Norma Merkle of Chadwick, Illinois. Ralph is preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother. Death date: Dec. 18, 2007
Published in the Clinton Herald on 12/19/2007