Doerfler

Ralph E. Doerfler, 75, of Cranberry Township died Sunday at the Good Samaritan Hospice, Wexford.

Born April 12, 1931, in Bellevue, he was the son of William Doerfler and Margaret Murphy Doerfler Simmons.

He served in the Army as a paratrooper during the Korean War.

Mr. Doerfler had worked at the Joseph Horne Co. for 33 years and at Lazarus for three years.

He joined the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company in 1960 and served as captain and assistant chief. In 1966, he served as chief and was elected a life member after 15 years in the company. He joined the Cranberry Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps when it was formed.

He also was a member of the Cranberry Elks Lodge 2249 for years and belonged to St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Zelienople.

Surviving are a son, Richard A. Doerfler of Charleston, W. Va.; a daughter, Julie E. Plum and her husband, Jack, of New Brighton; and five grandchildren, Jeremiah and Tammy Selzer of New Brighton and Sarah, Megan and Emily Doerfler of Wexford.

He also is survived by a sister, Ruth Jane Doerfler Thompson; a niece, Margaret "Peggy" Nozzarella of Bellevue; and his companion, Barbara Waag of Cranberry Township.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Marie Rickley Doerfler, who died in 2004; and a brother, William Doerfler.

<B>DOERFLER </B>— Friends of Ralph E. Doerfler, who died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Wednesday at the <B>Glenn-Kildoo Funeral Home & Cremation SERVICES, </B>130 Wisconsin Ave., Cranberry Township. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. William Brewer, his church pastor, officiating. Burial will be at the Mount Royal Cemetery, Shaler Township.Memorial donations may be made to the Good Samaritan Hospice of Pittsburgh, 3500 Brooktree Road, Suite 320, Wexford, PA 15090; or to the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company, 1629 Haines School Road, Cranberry Township, PA 16066.Online condolences and directions are available at www.glennkildoofuneralhome.com.