Ralph Brian Mier, age 63, of Camby, Indiana passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Ralph was born November 20, 1957 to Gertrude E. (Rackley) Kearns and Otto L. Kearns. He is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Joan Branch; and brothers, Ira McQuinn, Bob McQuinn, and Chuck McQuinn.
Ralph was a graduate of Ben Davis High School and worked almost 25 years for Industrial Waste Management. He was a member Southwest Church of Nazarene for 40 plus years. Ralph was a car guy who enjoyed anything with an engine, but particularly cherished his mustang. Ralph loved his family and manned the grill for everyone's birthday, holidays, or any family gathering all hosted at he and Kathy's home. He was a proud father of his daughters and loved them and their husbands with his whole heart. It meant the world to him to have a mechanic handy in Kevin and to be a father figure for Chet, treating both like his own. His grandsons were special to him and he formed the Itty Bitty Buddy Club with them to ensure they always knew how important they were. He and Kathy were blessed to take each of them on vacation and spend valued time together having all the fun grandchildren and grandparents can with no "parent supervision". Kathy was his world and Queen and he would follow her lead anywhere, even shopping. They met when they were 3 in a sandbox and she would make him mud pies and he managed to figure out that to get her attention he would need to follow her mother home. Ralph was able to secure a date and took that first opportunity to ask her to marry him. He would pray every day that his marriage proposal would come through up until the day of their wedding on Thanksgiving, 44 years ago this November 25th. Ralph didn't stop showing Kathy his love that day, and would buy her white roses on every anniversary and Valentine's Day as well as making the bed perfectly each morning after she left for work. Ralph was the ideal man and his love will forever be with his family and friends.
Ralph is survived by his wife, Kathy (Kays) Mier; daughters Jena Lachar (Kevin) and Jody Strong (Chet); mother-in-law, Kathleen Lowe; father-in-law, Herbert Lowe; brothers, Jim McQuinn, Don McQuinn, and Jeff Evans; brothers-in-law, Tony Kays, Robert Lowe, and Anthony Eads; sister-in-law, Melody Eads; grandsons, Devon Lachar, Daren Lachar, and Jackson Strong; the cats he tolerated and granddog, Gretchen, he loved; and many nieces, nephews, extended family members, and friends.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 23, 2021 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM and Wednesday, November 24, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Southwest Church of Nazarene, 4797 Tincher Rd, Indianapolis, Indiana 46221. His Funeral Service will be Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 11:00 AM, at the church with burial to follow in Fairfield Friends Cemetery, Friendswood, Indiana.
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