Ralph Bednar, 78, U.S. Army Veteran

Born and raised in Ohio, Ralph moved to the Tampa Bay area in 1991. He was a graduate of the University of Dayton and became a Certified Public Accountant. A U.S. Army veteran, he was employed as the director of internal audit for both North and South America with GTE (now Verizon). Ralph retired in 2000.

He served as an officer and director of the Tampa Sportsmen and was also a member of Tampa Bay Sporting Clays.

He is survived by his daughter Elizabeth Rake, step-son Brian Hozian (Gina), grandchildren Morgan, Kayla, Ellie, and Arlie, and brother Harold Bednar. He was preceded in death by his wife Arlie G. Bednar (nee Saunders) in 2009.

Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. in the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel – 3224 Broadway Avenue, Lorain. Funeral services will take place Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in the funeral chapel with Deacon Donald Jankowski officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory are encouraged to Metropolitan Ministries.

To share your memories and condolences with Ralph’s family, please visit www.gluvna.net.