Montag

Ralph Lynn Montag, 77, of Mount Chestnut, courageously fought and won his battle with cancer on Saturday morning when he graduated from life. He was at home with his family.

Born in Mount Chestnut, Aug. 28, 1929, he was the son of Ralph Limberg and Virginia Lensner Montag.

He was a member of the Mount Chestnut Presbyterian Church. He also belonged to the National Rifle Association and was a past member of the Franklin Township Zoning Board.

He graduated from Butler High School in 1947 and joined the Navy and fought in the Korean War.

After being honorably discharged, he met his wife, Katherine, in California where they were married. They eventually moved back to Butler and began their family of five children.

He enjoyed his own business, Custom Stereo, which he operated out of his home in Mount Chestnut. He then worked at Davis Cycle Sales in Mount Chestnut.

Family and friends were very important to him. He took great pride in caring for his loved ones and enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing, traveling, politics and socializing. He was a remarkable cook and connoisseur of motorcycles and automobiles.

He was greatly loved and will be missed by his family and friends. He leaves behind many loved ones who are very proud of him.

He is survived by his wife, Katherine "Cloe" Montag, whom he married Sept. 14, 1960; a son, Michael Scott Montag, who is serving as a civilian in Iraq; four daughters, Deborah Evans and her husband, Karl, of Butler, Kelli Wigley and her husband, Greg, of Boardman, Ohio, Allison Montag-Paulovich and her husband, Darrin, of Allison Park and Amanda Montag-Farina and her husband, Michael, of Butler; and six grandchildren, Steven and Anna Montag, Katelyn and Levi Evans and Cassandra and Mackenzie Wigley.

A brother, Kenneth Montag of Meadville; two sisters, Rhoda Montag of Butler and Suzanne Buttner of Florida; and a number of nieces and nephews also survive.

<B>MONTAG </B>— Friends of Ralph Lynn Montag, who died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Edward L. Raisley Funeral Home</B>, 387 Main St., Prospect. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Mount Chestnut Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jeffery Curtis officiating. Burial will follow at the Greenlawn Burial Estates, Mount Chestnut.For more information, go to www.raisleyfuneralhome.com.