Mary Evelyn Sweet and Ralph Myrick Ahl

RALPH MYRICK AHL, son of FLORENCE REID MYRICK and THOMAS IRELAND AHL, was born February 15, 1907 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana,^{122, 1675} and died December 17, 1973 in Reid Memorial Hospital, Wayne County, Indiana.^{860, 4931} He is buried in Lutherania Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{860, 1077, 1317, 4931}

He married MARY EVELYN SWEET on December 25, 1937 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana,^{1675, 5102} daughter of ADA M. BROKAMP and EDWARD G. SWEET. She was born December 6, 1911 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana,^{56, 1675} and died June 25, 2005 in Palm Harbor, Pinellas, Florida.⁵⁰⁷ She is buried in Lutherania Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.¹⁰⁷⁷

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Children of MARY EVELYN SWEET and RALPH MYRICK AHL:

1. Daughter
2. Daughter
3. Daughter

Personal Information

Ralph M. Ahl

• was baptized on July 29, 1917 at Reid Memorial United Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana⁶¹³⁵
• was a member of the First Lutheran Church, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana. ⁸⁶⁰

Education

Work History

Marriage Announcements and News

Evening Item, December 26, 1937⁵¹⁰²

Evelyn Sweet Married by Candlelight

A beautiful candlelight marriage ceremony was performed at 4:30 o'clock Christmas afternoon at St. Paul's Lutheran church when Miss Evelyn Sweet, daughter of Mrs. Edward G. Sweet of this city became the bride of Ralph M. Ahl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas I. Ahl of Centerville.

Rev. C. Franklin Kock, pastor of the church, read the single ring service. White tapers burned in two tall candelabra on either side of the altar. Poinsettias were arranged along the chancel rail and red tapers burned beneath large Christmas wreaths in each window along both sides of the auditorium.

Mrs. Marjorie Beck Lohman, organist, played a half hour program of bridal music preceding the service. Mrs. Lohman's numbers included, "Calm as the Night," (Bohm), "At Dawning," (Cadman), "Liebestraum," (Liszt) and "O Promis Me," (DeKoven.) The "Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin" was played during the processional and the "Mendelssohn March" was used for the recessional. During the ceremony Mrs. Lohman played, "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi."

The bride, who was given in marriage by her brother, Dr. Howard E. Sweet, wore a black wool crepe ensemble with a quilted jacket, a small black hat, trimmed with a silver fox pompon and a shoulder length veil. Two silver fox scarves completed her costume. Her flowers were a corsage of gardenias.

Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Ahl left on a short wedding trip and upon their return will be at home at 525 South Fifteenth street.

The bride was graduated from Morton High Shcool and from the Augustana Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago.

Mr. Ahl was graduated from Morton High school, attended Earlham college and was graduated from Purdue university where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He is associated with the Standard Oil company.

Obituaries

Palladium-Item, December 18, 1973⁸⁶⁰

Ralph M. (Bud) Ahl Dies; Well-Known Car Salesman

Ralph M. (Bud) Ahl, 66, 1022 South Twenty-first St., died at Reid Memorial Hospital Monday following a lengthy illness.

A native of Richmond, he was a lifelong resident of Wayne County. He was a retired employee of Vivian Buick where he had been a car salesman for many years.

He was a member of the First English Lutheran Church, a graduate of the old Morton high School, and a 1931 graduate of Purdue University.

Survivors include the widow, Evelyn; three daughters, Mrs. Carl Flatley of Indianapolis, Mrs. James Barrett of Upper Montclair, N.J., and Mrs. William Focht of Richmond; two grandchildren; two brothers, Dr. Benjamin Ahl of Carmel Valley, Calif., and Thomas Ahl of Centerville; two sisters, Mrs. Donald Carter of Richmond and Mrs. Howard Bliss of Bettendorf, Iowa.

Services for Mr. Ahl will be at 1:30 pm Wednesday at Doan and Mills Funeral Home. Rev. R. P. MacDonald of Reid Memorial United Presbyterian Church will officiate. Burial will be in Lutherania Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the respiratory care unit at Reid Memorial Hospital.

There will be no public calling.

St. Petersburg Times, June 27, 2005⁵⁰⁷

AHL, EVELYN S., 93, of Dunedin, died Saturday (June 25, 2005) at St. Mark Village continuing care community, Palm Harbor. She came here in 1980 from her native Richmond, Ind., where she was a registered nurse and director of nurses for a care center. She was a member of Faith Covenant Community Church, Palm Harbor. Survivors include three daughters, Patricia Focht and Barbara Flatley, both of Dunedin, and Clarissa Barrett, Essex Fells, N.J.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Cemetery Pictures



Lutherania Cemetery, Wayne County, Indiana

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
April 27, 1910815	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	Thomas Ireland Ahl Florence Reid Myrick Benjamin Nathaniel Ahl Clarissa Ahl Ralph Myrick Ahl
January 5, 1920895	Centerville, Wayne, Indiana	Thomas Ireland Ahl Florence Reid Myrick Benjamin Nathaniel Ahl Ralph Myrick Ahl Clarissa Ahl Thomas Ireland Ahl Sarah Reid Ahl
April 2, 1930252	Centerville, Wayne, Indiana	Thomas Ireland Ahl Florence Reid Myrick Ralph Myrick Ahl Clarissa Ahl Thomas Ireland Ahl Sarah Reid Ahl
April 19, 19402486	Centerville, Wayne, Indiana	Ralph Myrick Ahl Mary Evelyn Sweet Daughter
April 1, 19509503	Centerville, Wayne, Indiana	Ralph Myrick Ahl Mary Evelyn Sweet Daughter Daughter Daughter