Ralph Harvey Prinkey age 77 passed away on May 17th, 2024. He was born on March 20, 1947 to Ralph Prinkey Jr. and Ruth Harrold Prinkey in Youngwood, Pennsylvania. For over 36 years he was married to Cathy, his loving wife; they were married on August 12th, 1987. Ralph loved working in the garage, restoring cars of all kinds. He also enjoyed finding golf balls in the river with his boys as well as fishing, hunting and especially boating. One of his favorite places was Lake Powell.
Ralph worked for ABF Trucking and drove a couple million miles before retiring. He was a hardworking, kind, loving, and giving person. He would give the shirt off his back for anyone. He treated everyone he met like they were a part of his family. A proud veteran of the U.S. Army, Ralph honorably served in Europe and took great pride in his service and his country.
Ralph is survived by his wife, Catherine Mary Prinkey, his sons Ralph (Melissa) and Ryan (Makenna) and his sisters, Mildred, Gay and Vicki. Ralph is also survived by his four favorite grand kids (Rhett, Stetson, Charlene and Ryver), his loving niece, Annie (Mike) as well as Kristen (Joel) and countless other family members, friends, adopted kids and of course his dogs, especially, Cooper.
Services will be held on Thursday May 23rd, 2024, with a viewing at 12:30pm to 1:30pm at the mortuary, a burial will immediately follow with a graveside service starting at 2:00pm