Goldie B. Ralston, 100
March 16, 1910 — March 11, 2011
Goldie B. Ralston, 100, of Bell Road in Niles, died at 4:20 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2011 at Riveridge Manor in Niles following a brief illness.
She was born on March 16, 1910 in Plymouth, Ind. to Benjamin Franklin and Elizabeth (Born) Zehner and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1929. She has lived in Niles since 1942, coming from South Bend.
Goldie was a member of the Niles Chapter 332, Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed the outdoors and gardening and helping her family and neighbors.
On March 10, 1934 in South Bend she married Marshall Paul Ralston who preceded her in death on May 19, 1976. She was also preceded in death by a son, Eugene Ralston and by six sisters and brothers, Florence, Harvey, Ethel, Burke and Harold, Merle, Don and Reo Zehner.
Surviving family includes her children, Anne B. (C. Grover) Williams of Eden, North Carolina and Marilynn Barbour, Lila (Gary) Wallace and Edwin (Joyce) Ralston all of Niles; 17 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; her brother, Wayne Zehner of Plymouth and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral service for Goldie Ralston will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles with Pastor Jim Wing of First Baptist Church officiating.
Committal will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.
The family will receive relatives and friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with Eastern Star Rites at 7:30 p.m. by Niles Chapter 332.
Contributions in memory of Goldie may be made to the Niles Chapter 332, Order of the Eastern Star.
Niles Daily Star, Published online 4:03pm Sunday, March 13, 2011, paper Monday, March 14, page 2.