Ralph C. Lehman

View Video Tribute Ralph C. Lehman, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died late Friday, March 28, 2008, at Florida Hospital in Sebring, Florida, where he was a patient. Mr. Lehman was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Air Force as a pilot. He retired from Hayes-Albion in Bryan with twenty-eight years of service. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Bryan and the Methodist Men, a member of First United Methodist Church in Avon Park, Florida, and a member of the Avon Park Activities Club. Ralph C. Lehman was born on November 9, 1921, in Edgerton, Ohio, the son of Charles Henry and Lydia Rebecca (Krill) Lehman. He married M. Adele Connell on November 17, 1946, in Bryan, Ohio, and she survives. In addition to his wife, Mr. Lehman is survived by four children, Karen Beth Woods, of Wellington, Florida, William Charles (Kathy) Lehman, of Hamilton, Ohio, Kay Louise (George) Glendening, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Ivan Silva, of Santiago, Chile, five grandchildren, six stepgrandchildren, one great-grandchild and three stepgreat-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one sister, Pauline Williams, and one brother, Lester Henry Lehman. Services for Ralph C. Lehman will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. in Wesley United Methodist Church, in Bryan, Ohio, with Pastor Dwight Bowers officiating. Interment will follow in Shiffler Cemetery, Bryan, Ohio, with military grave side rites conducted by Bryan V.F.W. Post #2489. Visitation will be in the Krill Funeral Home, 860 West Mulberry Street, Bryan, Ohio, from 2-4 & 6-8 on Friday, April 4, 2008. Memorials in the name of Ralph C. Lehman are requested to Wesley United Methodist Church, Bryan, Ohio, or First United Methodist Church in Avon Park, Florida.