Ralph N. Ochs, 85, husband of Esther A. (Royer) Ochs, of Royersford, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, in the Sanatoga Center. Born in Royersford, he was a son of the late Verda Viola (Berkey) and Benjamin Franklin Ochs Jr.

Ralph was a 1948 graduate of the former Royersford High School. An active member of St. James Lutheran Church, he was currently Vice President and Chaplain of the Senior Fellowship, was a Communion assistant, Past President of Church Council and a former Sunday school teacher.

Ralph retired in 1990 from the former Plymouth Tank Company in Eagleville. He had an interest in sports, especially baseball and football.

In addition to his loving wife of 60 years, Ralph is survived by a daughter, Nancy, wife of Michael Mathias, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee; grandchildren, Rebekah Lewis, Kaitlyn Kulp and Benjamin D. Weaver; great granddaughter, Samantha Kulp; and siblings, Eleanor Kopistecki and William Ochs. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon A. Weaver, wife of Kenneth A. Weaver Jr., of Spring City; and siblings, Paul, Edward, and Robert Ochs and Phyllis Heffline.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his memorial service on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Road, Limerick, PA 19468. Officiating will be Bobbie Hoffman, Director of Discipling and Rev. Christian McMullan. Inurnment will follow in the Limerick Garden of Memories. Friends will be received from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made in Ralph’s name to His Kids Christian Preschool at the address above. Arrangements are being handled by the Cattermole-Klotzbach Funeral Home. Condolences may be offered online at www.RoyersfordFuneralHome.com.