Ralph J. Sommers Sr., 87, of 1585 Sixth Street, Waynesburg, died at 2:30 a.m. Monday, September 7, 1998, in Franklin Care Center, Waynesburg. He lived in the Pittsburgh and Sewickley areas until 1976, when he moved to Waynesburg. Mr. Sommers worked for several years as the manager for the Wilkins Jewelers in Pittsburgh and then for 15 years in the accounting office of J&L Steel in Aliquippa before retiring in 1976. He was a member of the BPO Elks 757 of Waynesburg and a member of the U.S. Steel Workers Union. Mr. Sommers also was a member of First Baptist Church in Waynesburg. Surviving are his wife, Dolores W. Sommers, whom he married December 14, 1974; two sons, Ralph J. Sommers Jr. and James R. Sommers, both of Waynesburg; three daughters, Ruth Bell of Sarasota, Fla., Susan Sommers of Elk City, Okla., and Charlene Offut of Vancouver, Wash.; two nieces; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Deceased are three brothers, Alfred, Elmer and John Sommers; and a sister, Rose Sydor. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Tuesday, September 8, 1998Ralph J. Sommers Sr.
Member of First Baptist Church in Waynesburg
He was born April 6, 1911, in Pittsburgh, a son of John and Rose Gray Sommers.