Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Gunkel, Dr. Ralph Daniel January 8, 2003
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The Dalles Chronicle, April 16, 2003
 Dr. Ralph Daniel Gunkel, 91, died on Jan. 8, 2003.
     He was born April 15, 1911, the fourth out of five children born to 
Daniel and Rosa Gunkel of Maryhill, Wash.
     He was a graduate of Goldendale High School, Washington State University, 
and the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He served for four years in the 
Pacific as the Optical Repair Officer aboard the USS Medusa, AR1.
     He resigned from the Naval Reserve as a Lieutenant Commander, but 
continued his studies in Optics and entered the Civil Service.
At his retirement from the National Institutes of Health in 1987 he was 
credited with 40 years of service in ophthalmologic research at the National 
Eye Institute. 
     Survivors include his companion. Louise H. Sutherland, Potomac, Md.; 
niece, Rosalie Coffey and husband Bill, Coquille; nephew Dan Gunkel and wife 
Sandy, Goldendale; nephew Ron Gunkel and wife Dana, Maryhill; niece Rachel 
Gunkel, Goldendale, Wash.; and nephew Les Ashbrook and wife Donna, Dufur.
     He was preceded in death by his sisters’ Pearl, Ruby, Edith, and his 
brother George. 
     A graveside memorial will be held at Maryhill-Columbus cemetery on 
Wednesday April 23, 2003 at 1 p.m. 


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