Ralph Henry Naser

Ralph Henry Naser, age 101, passed away peacefully of natural causes in Logan, Utah on Saturday, January 17, 2015. He was born October 14, 1913, on a ranch near Fairfield, Idaho, son of Rudolph Christian Naser and Blanche Virginia Jenkins Naser. He grew up in Fairfield, Idaho where he lived until he graduated from high school. One of his earliest memories was of surviving the Spanish Flu when he was 4 years old. He earned a two-year degree in Education from the Southern Branch of the University of Idaho, and then worked as Deputy Clerk of the District Court, Auditor and Recorder in Camas County. He was working as a County Supervisor of Public Assistance in Blaine County when he met and married Frances Sarah Board in Hailey, Idaho in 1940. Ralph earned a degree in Commercial Education from the University of Idaho in Moscow. He and Frances spent 31 years in Lewiston, Idaho, where they raised their 3 daughters and he owned an insurance agency. Ralph and Frances moved to the Lower Board Ranch out of Ketchum, Idaho in 1975 after retiring.

Ralph was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He served faithfully in various Church callings including bishop of the Sun Valley Ward in Ketchum, Idaho. He and Frances were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple, and were able to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary before she died in 2000. Ralph's hobbies were woodworking, coin collecting, flying, collecting and reading books, and traveling. He was an active Mason, Shriner, and Rotarian. He is survived by his three daughters, Joan Bentley (Bill, deceased), June Ostler (Jay), and Rebecca Hunsaker (Scott), fourteen grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, and sister-in –law Lucille Naser. He was preceded in death by his brother Virgil, his sister Thelma Mitchell and her husband Richard. Private family funeral services will be held on Friday, January 23, 2015, in South Jordan, Utah. Burial will be in Hailey, Idaho on Saturday January 24, 2015 at 1:00 pm. Online condolences at www.jenkins-soffe.com

Funeral Home:
Jenkins-Soffe South Valley
1007 W. South Jordan Parkway
South Jordan, UT 84095