He was born September 24, 1938, to Earl and Betty Mishler in Troy, Ohio.
Ralph was proceeded in death by his parents, brother John, and wife Saron Mishler.
Ralph is survived by his son Jeff Mishler (wife Pam), daughter Kim Mishler (wife Debbi), son Mike Mishler (wife Julie), sister Candy Amend (husband Jim), and grandchildren.
Ralph married Sharon Mishler on November 2, 1957. They were married 59 years until Sharon’s death in December 2016. One of their favorite activities was taking cruises around the world and spending time with their children and their families.
Ralph was valedictorian of his graduating class at Milton-Union High School in West Milton, Ohio. He also played football, basketball, baseball and ran track. Ralph attended General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He worked in California, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and ran a manufacturing plant in Taiwan for several years. He retired in 2011 as the General Manager of Magnet-Schultz.
His favorite pass-times were playing bridge, golfing, reading spy novels, playing the piano and fishing.