Ralph A. DelBello

This is what I would have said at Ralphs' Memorial had I been able to attend. 10/3/08
Last night Sheila was going through some photos that we have of Ralph. She was smiling and laughing as she handed them to me to look at. The next night the kids came over to comfort Sheila and myself and we all sat at he dinning room table sharing those same photos and reminiscing the memories our family has of the many years of friendship we were lucky enough we had with him. Having our kids there to...

To ALL family, friends, and business associates,
You have all been so very kind and generous with your feelings and memories of Ralph. If you would like to post again or contact me please do so, don't be uncomfortable because this helps me. I love all the memories everyone has of Ralph, please share them. As you can see the family has paid to have this guest book maintained online for a full year. I look forward to hearing from anyone who wishes to contact me. Thank you.

Ralph’s favorite recording artist was Elvis. An Elvis song will forever bring Ralph into vivid focus for me. Somehow, a line from a Garth Brooks tune keeps running through my head. It goes something like this, “I could have missed the pain; but then I’d have had to miss the dance”.
My dance with Ralph began 30 years ago when he married my younger sister, Carol. I remember their wedding day. It was a warm Saturday. My husband, John, our four children and myself rushed home from work to get...

Dear Carol & Family
Carol, Your husband was the greatest,and was always so grateful and appreciative of us, treated us more like family than customers, I am so very sorry for your loss, If there is anything Kenny and I can do please don't hesitate to call, you have my #,You & your family will forever be in our prayers. God Bless you & yours, Kenny & Sherry

Dear Carol and Family,

Ralph was the best.

Always the gentleman, great golfer.

I will miss him.

Carol and family, you all have my sincere condolences for the loss of your loved one. Ralph was a wonderful person and will be missed by the community. May God keep his loving arms around you all through this difficult time. Darline Imes

Hi Carol -

I just found out about Ralph's passing. My deepest sympathies for you and your family.

Joe Jerge
Mulberry Cafe

Hi, my name is Deb and I’m Carol’s niece and Ralph’s favorite niece. He called all of us his favorite niece. And we always called him our favorite uncle.

It’s interesting how each of us see Ralph in a different way.

His brother and sister have all of their memories of their childhood and growing up on Chamberlin Drive with Chester and Mary. Every day things like playing in the snow, torturing each other as children and having nicknames like Queen.

We found out how...

After the service today, I couldn't help myself not to put something in here, so here goes...

I will always remember the days of being watched by both Aunt Carol and Uncle Ralph. How he'd always call me "trouble", and how I'd play for hours with the magna-doodle. And then when my sister Nicci was born, she became "trouble 2." And Easters... it's something that's been mentioned a couple of times in here already, but there are some truly unforgettable memories from over the years. I'll...