Ralph Tasa (1917-2007)

TASA, OLSON, ARNETT, GUNDERSON, BEAN, MOORE

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 10/3/2007 at 18:59:16

AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, September 3, 2007.

July 14, 1917-Oct. 2, 2007

Ralph Tasa, 90, of Nevada, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Rolling Green Village in Nevada. His body has been cremated and no services are planned.

Ralph Tasa was born July 14, 1917, in Minneapolis, the son of Ole and Emma (Olson) Tasa. He married Pauline Arnett Sept. 5, 1942. She preceded Ralph in death Sept. 24, 1998. Ralph had worked for the Northrup Seed Corn Company, having been the plant manager in Eldora. He served in U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a former member of Kiwanis International. He liked to golf, hike in the mountains and be physically active.

He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Donald Gunderson, of Nevada, and Kristin and Del Bean, of Hays, Kan.; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Irene Tasa, of Minneapolis.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one brother, Tom Tasa; and one sister, Corrine Moore.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rolling Green Village in honor of Ralph Tasa.

Bacon Funeral Home and Crematory of Nevada is in charge of arrangements.

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