Obituary of Ralph Dean Heming

Heming, Ret. Msg. Sgt. E-8 Ralph Dean, Sr., 77, Clyde, passed away December 16, 2017 at home. Born June 24, 1940 in Indiana the son of the late George and Martha (Cline) Heming. Ralph is also preceded in death by son Sean Michael Heming; daughter Robyn Nikole Heming Beard; sister Ruth Gallagher. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years Merianne (Wyer) Heming; daughter Meritt Sheridan, Greensburg and son Jay Heming, Las Vegas, NV; grandchildren Christopher Paul Bealonis, Jr., Tifani Anne Rodriguez, Michael Francis Bealonis, Alison Heming, Xarvnya Heming, Xandyr Heming and Ava Deanne Young; 9 great-grandchildren; brothers Ernest Heming, Colorado; Robert Heming, Blairsville; Eugene Heming, Blairsville; sisters Betty Mack, Homer City; JoAnn Meyers, Texas; Esther Peterson, Florida. Ralph retired from the US Army and enjoyed tinkering with anything mechanical and building various vehicles, trains and other items. Friends received 6-8 pm Monday and Tuesday at Richard C. Stuart Funeral Homes, 392 E. Philadelphia St., Armagh, where service will be held at 1 pm Wednesday. Pastor Joseph Walls officiating. Interment Penn View Mount Tabor Cemetery with full military honors. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to either Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 www.support.woundedwarriorproject.org or Disabled American, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250, www.dav.org