|
Richard E. 'Dick' Ingraham Mentor, OH QCWA # 28400 Chapter 1 |
 |
Funeral Mass for Richard E. 'Dick' Ingraham, 88, of Mentor, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church, 37940 Euclid Ave, Willoughby.
Mr. Ingraham passed away peacefully Nov 4, 2019 at Hospice House of the Western Reserve in Cleveland. Born May 6, 1931, in Cleveland, he had been a resident of Lake County for the past 49 years.
Richard was a US Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of Immaculate Conception Parish in Willoughby for 49 years.
He was an amateur radio operator (call sign WA8TPP), participated and served on the leadership of many local amateur radio organizations including Cleveland Chapter No 1 of the Quarter Century Wireless Association, The Northern Ohio Repeater Management Association and Geauga Amateur Radio Association, and was also a railroad enthusiast.
Richard was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 45 years, Mary A. (nee Mullee) Ingraham; and parents, Earl and E. Marie (nee Ames) Ingraham.
He was the loving father of Richard B. (Heather) Ingraham.
Family will receive friends from 2 to 6 pm Sunday at McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Home, 38001 Euclid Ave, Willoughby.
Burial will be in All Souls Cemetery in Chardon Township.
To leave condolences for the family, order flower or participate in the Memorial Tree Program, visit: www.MCVfuneralhomes.com.
Published in The News-Herald on Nov. 8, 2019
qrz.com: First licensed 1956 as WN8FXM. Licensed 1966 as WA8TPP Member ARRL, QCWA #28400 Cleveland Chapter Number One (Past President), Northern Ohio Repeater Management Assoc., Inc. (Director), Geauga Amateur Radio Association. Operator at the WA8VA Cleveland VA Medical Center Amateur Radio Station.
Equipment at QTH Kenwood TS-570-D, Kenwood TS-530-SP, Radio Shack HTX242. Yaesu FT-1500-M, Yaesu FT-2500-M, Kenwood TS-416, G5RV @ 25' for HF N/S direction - Long Wire 132' @25' for HF E/W direction 10 M vertical @45', 3 Element 10 M Monobander @ 35' - 2 M Ringo Ranger II @ 25'
