Ralph A. Platts was born on 1 July 1924 at
York, York Co., Pennsylvania. He was the son of
Reynolds S. Platts and
Margaret S. Kinard. Ralph A. Platts died on 4 February 1995 at
York Co., Pennsylvania, at age 70. He was New Tag The following obituary is from the 6 Feb 1995 "York Daily Record"
"Springettsbury Township - Ralph A. Platts, 70, deid at 8:13 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the Margaret M. (Schroeder) Platts.
The service will be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Wm. J. Workinger Funeral Home Inc., 849 E. Market St. Burial will be private at the convenience of the family following cremation. Viewing will be 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Platts was born July 1, 1924, in York. He was a son of the late Reynolds S. and Margaret S. (Kinard) Platts.
He retired as a printer from the York Dispatch in 1988 after 70 years of service. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations, and a 1942 William Penn graduate. He also was a member of Kreutz Creek Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7045, the Thirteenth Ward Political Club, York Moose Lodge No. 148.
Mr. Platts also is survived by a son, Rick A. Platts of Manchester; two daughters, Catherine E. Shelley of Millsboro, Del., and Sandra Dellinger of Brogue; five grandchildren; and a sister, Donna Raffensperber of York.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Greater York Area Chapter of the American Diabetes Association, 5020 Ritter Road, Suite 106, Mechanicsburg, Pa., 17055." On 6 February 1995 at
York Co., Pennsylvania.