Ralph Eugene Linn
Obituaries
Daily Sentinel page 5A - October 29, 2020
Ralph Eugene
Linn
February 1, 1936 - October 23, 2020
Ralph Eugene Linn, 84, of
Grand Junction, passed away
October 23, 2020, at Larchwood
Inns.
Ralph was born on February
1, 1936, in Superior, Arizona,
to Glen Frederick and Frances
(Taylor) Linn. He spent his
childhood in Collbran, and
graduated from Plateau Valley High School. In 1953, Ralph joined
the US Marine Corps, where he achieved the rank of corporal
before being honorably discharged in 1956. Ralph attended Parks
Business College in Denver and earned an Associate’s Degree
in Business. Throughout his life he worked as a salesman and a
psychiatric technician.
In 1956, Ralph married the love of his life, Dorothy Mae Hardrick,
in Taos, New Mexico. Sadly, Dorothy passed away in 1999.
Ralph was a member of the Masonic Lodge #173, and was a nondenominational Christian. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping,
motorcycle riding, playing pinochle, dancing (including square
dancing), history, watching Western movies, and traveling around
the United States. Ralph was a straightforward man. He always
believed “your word is your bond”, and had a great sense of humor.
He is survived by son, Jeffrey (Nancy) Linn of Grand Junction;
daughters, Natalie Ivey of Grand Junction, and Nadene (Vern)
Alderman of Phoenix, Arizona; grandchildren, Jennifer (Matt) Lee
of Florida; Donnie (Elsa) Pennington of Grand Junction; Jessica
Alderman of Phoenix, Arizona, and James (Caitlin) Alderman of
Tempe, Arizona, and great-grandchildren, Shanee Dandridge, and
Dominick Dandridge. He is preceded in death by his parents; his
wife; sister, Barbara, and brother, Emmit “Corky”.
A virtual service will be held on Friday, October 30, at 11:00 a.m.
on the Martin Mortuary Facebook page. A committal service will
follow at Mesa Cemetery in Mesa, Colorado.
Memorial contributions may be made in Ralph’s name to
HopeWest Hospice 3090B N. 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO
81506 or www.hopewestco.org
