Goering, Ralph W. (1928-2003)

Newton Kansan obituary: 2003 Apr 8 p. 2

Birth date: 1928

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2003 Apr 21 p. 11

RALPH GOERING

Ralph W. Goering, 74, of Champaign, Ill., died April 2, 2003, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was born July 13, 1928, to Henry J. and Mary Kauffman Goering in Moundridge, Kan.

He married Carmen M. Camacho on Dec. 11, 1948.

He graduated from Bethel College in North Newton, Kan., in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in biology and from the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras in 1958 with a doctorate in medicine. He studied at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kan., and the University of Washington in Seattle.

He was an instructor at the University of Washington and an assistant professor at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., and at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He was in private practice in obstetrics and gynecology in Champaign from 1969 to 2000. He was a private pilot and ham radio operator. He enjoyed motorcycles, photography, classical music and the arts.

Survivors include his wife, Carmen; a son, Bryan of Effingham; two daughters, Carol Moravec of Belvidere and Myra Perkins of Waycross, Ga.; two brothers, Ellis and Oswald Goering, both of Moundridge; three sisters, Ada Goering of Neodesha, Kan., Martha Ford of Uniontown, Kan., and Kathryn News of Drexel Hills, Pa.; eight grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

Memorial services were held at First Mennonite Church of Champaign.

Newton Kansan obituary: 2003 Aug 14 p. 2; 2003 Aug 15 p. 2