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Ralph Luehrs Obituary
Ralph W. Luehrs, Jr.
August 14, 1962-July 30, 2022
ORION-Ralph W. Luehrs, Jr., 59, of Orion, Illinois, died unexpectedly Saturday, July 30, 2022, in University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City.
Visitation is 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Trimble Funeral Home, 1700 1st Street, Coal Valley, Illinois. Cremation will take place at Trimble Crematory. Memorials may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Association.
Ralph Walter Luehrs, Jr., was born August 14, 1962, in Harvey, Illinois, to Ralph Sr. and Lorraine (Steinhauer) Luehrs. He married Cindy Ober on June 1, 1985, in Peotone, Illinois. Most of his career he was a custom color matcher for furniture, and retired from Elliott Aviation in 2019. His grandchildren were his number one priority, he did master furniture refinishing, and enjoyed playing sports in the backyard with his grandchildren, especially football and baseball, gardening, and yardwork.
Ralph is survived by his wife, Cindy; two children, Christopher Luehrs of Erie, Illinois, and Melissa Johnson and her husband Ryan of Orion; two grandchildren, Natalie and Logan Johnson; and siblings and spouses, Dennis and Deborah Luehrs, Gerald and Eileen Luehrs, Deborah and Bert Weaver, Sharon and David Wurster, John and Renee Luehrs, and Laura and Allen Locasio. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Victor and Donald Luehrs.
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Audrey Zeilstra Pilbeam
August 10, 2022
Jim and I want you to know we are thinking of you in this time of loss. Our sympathy to all of the Luehrs family.
Jon L Maciolek
August 2, 2022
What a shock no one knows what tomorrow brings! He will be missed for sure. Was one of the proudest grand pa's I know so sorry his time was cut short. What a great guy and friend. Ralph had some hard times but quitting wasn't in his vocabulary. I'm sure his family will keep that in mind has they move forward without their Pa Pa. Will sure miss his quick wit and humor no matter how strange it was. Wishing his family all the best and will keep Ralph in our prayers.
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