Ralph E Norman

Ralph E. Norman, age 84, of North Canton, passed away Monday, January 3, 2011. He was born in Jackson, Michigan, graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and received his Masters Degree in Business Administration from Kent State

University. He was employed by McGraw Edison Power Systems Division, retiring in 1990.

Ralph served in the U.S. Army, was active in civic affairs in North Canton as Chairman of the North Canton Republican Committee, Chairman of the City of North Canton Planning Commission and Member of the Charter Commission for City of North Canton. He was co-founder of the 1976 North Canton Bicentennial Band and Past President of the Canton Regional Society of Professional Engineers.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Amanda & Albert Norman and first wife Patricia (Brownson) Norman, brothers, Paul & Ernie; sister Anne; stepson, Eric Hirt, step-grandson Troy Schlegel. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Katie (Crock) Hirt Norman, and his children: Ralph E. Norman, Jr. (Mary) of Mason, Ohio; Pamela (Dave) Shoup of Colorado Springs, CO; Mary (Mike) Bralic of Aurora, CO; Nancy (Larry) Bunte of Lakewood, CO; William Norman of Anchorage, Alaska; Janet (William) Fashbaugh of North Canton; Linda (Mark) Johnson of San Jose, CA; Amy (Mark) Ostwald of Elma, WA; and Barbara (Dan) Wilby of New York City; 15 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and his stepchildren, Tammy Hirt of Herndon, VA; Sharie (Robert) Sartain of Houston, TX; Valerie (Brian) Sutter of Winter Park, FL; Vicki (Dwight) Crawford of Canton and Jennie (Jeffrey) Schlegel of Kettering, OH; 11 step-grandchildren, and one step-great grandchild.

A mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church of North Canton, 241 S. Main St. North Canton, at 10am on Saturday, January 8, 2011 with Msgr. James Clark officiating. Friends will be received 3-7pm on Friday, January 7th at Karlo-Libby Funeral Home, 5000 Everhard Road N.W. Canton. Interment will be in St. Joseph Calvary Cemetery in Dover, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 1815 W Market St. Ste 301, Akron, Ohio 44313 or Aultman Hospice, 2821 Woodlawn N.W., Canton, Ohio 44708.

Arrangements under the direction of Karlo-Feucht Funeral Home, Canton, OH.