nhaur) Kingsbury, was born November 1, 1921 in Fort Dodge and graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High in 1940. He then moved to Waterloo to start as an apprentice machinist for the Illinois Central Railroad. On May 16, 1942, Ralph enlisted in to the United States Navy. On January 1943, while in port in Miami, Florida, Ralph was united in marriage to Marlys Kingsbury. He served in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters receiving his honorable discharge on November 12, 1945. After his discharge Ralph and Marlys lived in Waterloo were Ralph worked for the Illinois Central Railroad until his retirement in 1978. In 1972, they moved to Fort Dodge and in February of 2011 moved to Friendship Haven.
Ralph was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge.
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