Ralph Eugene Griffith, 71, of Hummelstown, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at his home. Born in West Reading, on October 4, 1939, he was the son of the late Ralph T. and Marie Shade Griffith.

Ralph retired as a service manager for Hauck Manufacturing, Cleona. He was a 1958 graduate of Milton Hershey High School. He was an U.S. Navy veteran. Ralph was an active and devoted member of the Milton Hershey Alumni Association, a member of Bare Meadows Hunting Camp, Lycoming County, and the Mechanicsburg Club. He was an avid sports fan, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening.

Ralph is survived by his wife of 48 years, Darlene V. Techentine Griffith; two sons, Steven T. Griffith of Hummelstown, and Randall E. Griffith of Fairfield, CT; a daughter, Christine M. Griffith fiancé of Evzen Wagner of Austin, TX; two brothers, Conrad Bildstein husband of Ann of Brookville, FL, and Galen Griffith husband of Kathi of Cape Coral, FL; two sisters, Peggy Lee wife of Lloyd of New Jersey, and Diane Franklin of Charlottesville, VA; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at 10 a.m., in the Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc., 114 West Main Street, Hummelstown, with The Rev. John A. Schaefer, officiating. Interment will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, East Hanover Township. Viewings will be held in the funeral home on Monday, September 12, 2011 from 6 to 8 p.m., and Tuesday, from 9 a.m., until time of the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, 3544 North Progress Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

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