Birth date: Oct 31, 1936 Death date: Feb 22, 2016
Ralph Rittenhouse Umsted, Jr., age 79, of Lewes, DE passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016, at his home in Lewes, DE. He was born Saturday, October 31, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA, to Ralph R. Umsted, Sr. and Elizabeth (Frazer) Ums Read Obituary
RALPH ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE OR THE JOKE OF THE DAY
I HAVE NOT SEEN RALPH OR CHRIS SINCE THEY CLOSED THERE STORE IN BERWYN PA BUT I WOULD GO THERE OFTEN TO SEE RALPH BECAUSE HE ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL GOOD
AFTER LEAVING AND LOOKING AT ALL THE ITEMS FOR SALE AT HIS ANTIQUE SHOP WAS A THING I HAVE MISSED NOW I GO TO DOCTORS
HE WAS A GOOD DOC FOR ME MENTALLY AND SKI INSTRUCTOR FRIEND. NOW YOUR WITH YOUR OLD FRIEND MARINO SKIING IN HEAVEN
YOUR FRIEND , NICK TACCONELLI
Ralph's sense of humor was infectious. During exercise class at the senior center, he kept everything lively. We miss you, Ralph. Our deepest sympathy to Chris and all the family from your friends at ExerRhythms. Sara
Ralph always had a joke of the day that became the ski instructor joke of the day. You could always share Ralph's jokes with fellow instructors, students and customers. His humor was always timely and brought a humors view to the subject. Ralph's humor was infectious and brought Ralph many repeat requests for private ski lessons from both adults and children
- Ron Adinolfi, Jack Frost Ski School
27 years is not a lifetime, but it is a long time. Long enough to know the character of someone; long enough to know the way someone looks at life and reacts to the needs and cares of friends and family.
Ralph was a person of impeccable character; a man who loved his wife and family with all his heart. I know this because I could observe him in the family setting, in the neighborhood and community we shared and in our one on one interactions for the almost 27 years of being Ralph's friend and neighbor. He served his community and nation admirably both in the military and as a caring citizen. Ralph spent countless hours in Rotary International raising funds to aid their commitment to making our world better and safer.
Thank you, Ralph, for being my neighbor, my friend and above all, the man you were.
May Your Memory Be Eternal!
