Photo courtesy of Rivet Funeral Home & Crematorium Inc. - Merrimack
Jan 9, 1937 - Dec 16, 2024
Ann and Kevin, we are so sorry for your loss. He was a great Dad. Love always, Sandy and Claire
Sandy Bell
December 22, 2024 | Friend
Sending prayers and wishes of comfort at this time of such great loss.
Norma Mannion
December 21, 2024 | Bensenville, IL | Friend
Ralph was a wonderful neighbor, friend and fellow Rotarian for many years. He was kind, smart and when he had something to say, it was a must listen. Our condolences to Sylvia and the family.
Richard Harding
December 19, 2024 | Naples, FL | Friend
Our condolences prayers to Sylvia and family. Ralph will be missed. He was a great friend. Many good memories. RIP.
Pete and Annl Giacapuzzi
Pete and Anni Giacapuzzi
December 18, 2024 | Merrimack, NH | Friend
Dad you are truly missed. You were the best dad I could have ever had. So smart kind and caring. I’ll miss hearing your stories and your all your knowledge. I love you
Heather Stevens
December 18, 2024 | Londonderry, NH | Daughter
Kevin and Family,
I'm very sorry for your loss my Love Heart Prayers and Condolences
May you all Find Comfort in the Tapisry of Memories,or Find abit of a little Funny Giggle in something silly he said or did,
Know that Your Friend's and Family are With you in Spirit and Thought's
Much Love Always
Kimberlynne Sparks
❣ oxxo ❣
Kimberlynne Sparks
December 18, 2024 | Bedford, NH | Friend
Thank You for being the Beat Dad a son could ask for, and teaching most of what I know. RIP
Kevin Stevens
December 18, 2024 | Merrimack, NH | Son
Single Tree
Will& Alicia Rock & Family
December 18, 2024
Offering our deepest condolences during this time.
The Staff of George R. Rivet Funeral Home
December 21, 2024 | Merrimack, NH
Ralph E. Stevens, Jr., 87, of Merrimack NH passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack after a period of declining health.
Born in Manchester, NH on January 9, 1937, he was one of four children to the late Mary (Mayo) and Ralph E. Stevens, Sr. He was received his Bachelor’s degree from St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH and received his Master’s in Chemical Engineering from St. John’s University in Jamaica Plains, NY.
Growing up, he enjoyed oil painting, boxing, playing the clarinet and loved working in the garden.
As an engineer, Ralph worked for GTE Labs, Sanders and at Tyco Electronics, where he retired in 2007. In his free time, he enjoyed hunting (aka, long walks in the woods), feeding the chipmunks in the back yard, camping, boating, traveling, spending time with the grandkids, and would always help others out when they needed it.
He was a longtime member for the Merrimack and Nashua Rotary and with the Nashua Elks Lodge #720.
Along with his parents, Ralph was pre-deceased by his sister Priscilla Moran and a half-brother, Philip Legendre.
He will be forever loved and remembered by his wife of 50 years, Sylvia (Lindley) Stevens; son, Kevin Stevens; three daughters, Ann Pyburn, Heather Stevens, and Tara and her husband Frank Dorr; 11 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; two siblings, Robert Stevens and Ellen Bostwick along with several nieces and nephews.
Visitation hours will be held at the Rivet Funeral Home, 425 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack on Sunday, December 22, 2024 from 1 – 5 PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 16 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack on Monday December 23, 2024 at 9:30 AM with burial to follow in Last Rest Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Ralph’s memory can be made to the NH Alzheimer’s Association, 15 Constitution Dr Suite 1G, Bedford, NH 03110 (https://www.alz.org/manh) or to the American Heart Association at https://www.heart.org/en/affiliates/new-hampshire
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