Funeral services for Bernard Ripple will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 17, at Carson Speaks Chapel in Independence. Burial will follow at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation is from 10-11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church of Independence, the Disabled American Veterans or The Groves.
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Bernard Leroy Ripple, 89, Independence, died Monday, April 13, 2009, at Rosewood Healthcare.
Mr. Ripple was born July 22, 1919, in Daring, Kan., the son of Waye and Grace M. (Sharp) Ripple.
He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the European Theater with the 16th Tank Battalion.
Mr. Ripple had worked for the Lake City Arsenal, the Gleaner Harvesters and Westinghouse Gas Turbine Division. He retired in 1981 from Western Electric as an engineering associate.
Mr. Ripple was a member of the United Steelworkers CIO, the Truck Drivers Local 41, the Local CWA and the VFW. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Independence, where he was associated with the Christian Church Disciples of Christ Historical Society.
He married Vondean Ripple on Feb. 9, 1940. She preceded him in death on Jan. 28, 2002. He was also preceded in death by two brothers and his parents.
Survivors include one son, Rick Ripple of Gallatin; two daughters, Judith Yealy of Longmont, Colo., and Donna Foley of Muncie, Ind.; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.