Ralph J. Lieb

LIEB, RALPH J., 76, Nicktown, passed away April 8, 2024, at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, due to a farm injury.   Born October 23, 1947, in Spangler, son of the late Herman and Rose Marie (Kline) Lieb.  Survived by loving wife of 47 years, Mary Beth (Ludwig) Lieb; children, Robert “Bob” (Bridget Farabaugh) Lieb, Nicktown; Marie (Larry) McCombs, Commodore; Martin “Marty” (Jennifer Kerr) Lieb, Paul Smith’s, NY; Aaron (Stacy Farabaugh) Lieb, Nicktown; Benjamin “Ben” (Emily Dindios) Lieb, Nicktown; grandchildren, Caleb, Emmett, Isidora, Clayton, Henry, Mavis, Madelyn, Alivia, Nathan, Peter, Hank, Ruth, Eleanor, Violet, June and Abraham Lieb, and Lauren and Hunter McCombs.  Brother of Lois (Raymond E.F.) Weaver, Monroeville; Edward (Susan) Lieb; Carrolltown; Arlene Shull, Bethel Park; Dolores (Wayne) Templeton, Ebensburg; Dorothy (Mark) O’Donnell, Brackenridge; Alan (Carolyn) Lieb, Carrolltown; Kevin (Carol) Lieb, Nicktown; and Gerald (Nanette) Lieb, Irwin.  Also survived by sisters and brothers-in-law, Elaine (Fred) Seltzer, Frances (Mike) Nagle, Carl (Cindy) Ludwig, Michael (Mary Jo) Ludwig, Joseph (Loraine) Ludwig, and numerous nieces and nephews.  Life member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Nicktown and Holy Name Society.  US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and member of American Legion Post 748, and Cambria County Farm Bureau.  A life-long farmer, Ralph was the epitome of a hard-working family man. He was the 5th generation farmer at Barr Ridge Farms where he worked with his father and brothers. His sons and grandchildren now continue the tradition.   He devoted his life to family tradition and together with Mary Beth, they raised their family according to those same values of hard work, faith, family, friends, and farming.  He loved and appreciated the outdoors, an avid hunter who enjoyed watching his grandchildren grow and become enthusiastic hunters themselves.  He was a life member of the NRA.  Ralph was an active member of the Nicktown community and member of the Nicktown Fire Company and “Team Leader of the Nicktown Annual Bologna Boil”.  He especially loved family get-togethers on the farm and the many traditions they passed on through the years.  He will be deeply missed.  Family and friends will be received from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at Moriconi Funeral Home, Inc. Northern Cambria.  Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 12, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church.  Fr. Jeremiah Lange, OSB, PhD officiating.  Committal St. Nicholas Cemetery.   Military honors by local veteran’s organizations. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Nicholas Catholic School, 3278 Blue Goose Road, Nicktown, PA  15762 or Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, 728 Ben Franklin Highway, Ebensburg, PA 15931.

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