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DATE: Wednesday, February 8, 1995            TAG: 9502080420
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

RALPH E. MICHAEL

Ralph Edwin Michael, 82, of the 100 block of Sandpiper Dr., died Feb. 4, 1995, in hospital.

Mr. Michael, a native of Kansas, was retired from the U.S. Navy as a Machinist Mate First Class and had also worked for the Portsmouth School System.

Survivors include his wife, June R. Michael; a daughter, Sharon Miller, both of Portsmouth; two sisters, Mary Ellen Benson of Houston, Texas, Esther Buntrock of Spokane, Wash.; two brothers, Donald Michael of Hutchinson, Kan., and Lawrence Michael of Silverton, Ore.

A graveside funeral with Military Honors will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Hampton National Cemetery. Foster Funeral Home is in charge. Friends may join the family at his home.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB