Ralph Alden
Published February 24, 2005
Former Bainbridge resident Ralph Alden died Feb. 24 on Vashon Island, his home since 1987.
He was born Nov. 9, 1922, in Manhattan, Kansas, and served in the Merchant Marines from 1944-45.
He married Lou Jean Fletcher on March 16, 1946, and graduated from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in 1951.
He was with Fisher Mills in Seattle from 1957 until his retirement in 1975. From 1973-75, he served as the firm’s president, general manager and director .
He was preceded in death by his wife in 1985.
He is survived by his daughters Liz Brenneman, Vashon Island and Rebecca Rickabaugh, Seattle; grandchildren Dustan and Cole Brenneman and Joshua and Hannah Rickabaugh; and great-grandchildren Asrai, Fletcher and Forest Rickabaugh.
A graveside service will be held March 5 on Vashon Island. The family asks that memorial gifts be made to Providence Hospice Foundation, 425 Pontius Ave. N., Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98109.