h in the NCAA tournament in the discus. He married Gertrude (Trudy) Claire Boeyink on June 23, 1957. Ralph received his bachelor and doctorate degrees in Animal Science from Iowa State. He and Trudy settled in Fort Dodge, Iowa where he worked for Land O Lakes specializing in cattle feed production and nutrition. Following his retirement, Ralph and Trudy moved to Ames and settled in the Green Hills retirement community beginning in 2005. Ralph is survived by his wife Trudy Yoder of Ames, his son Daniel (Jennifer) Yoder of Houston, his daughter, Kim (Duke) Higgins of Little River, South Carolina, daughter-in-law Mary Ann Yoder of Tonganoxie, Kansas. Grandchildren Andrea (Nicholas) Lamb, Amber (Jesse) Sheets, Kasey (Chance) Stephens, Patrick Higgins, Chris (Sarah) Yoder, Kelle (Joesph) Banda, and Michael (Celesta) Yoder, and 15 great grandchildren. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents, son, Keith, grandsons, Brandon and Joel Yoder and 8 siblings. Online condolences may be directed to www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com