Ralph Bernard Born, age 82, passed away on November 18, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. Ralph was born in Hastings, PA to the late Raymond and Hilda Born..

Ralph was a veteran in the US Army and a retired engineer from the US Postal Service.

He is survived by his wife of 59 yrs Bernadine, son James Born, daughter Anita Born and daughter-in-law Tina Guyotte.

A visitation will be held at Renaissance Funeral Home, 7615 Six Forks Rd. Raleigh, NC 27615 on Sat. Nov. 26, from 8am to 9am. A Funeral Mass will follow on the same day at 10am at St Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church 12333 Bayleaf Church Rd, Raleigh, NC 27614.

In lieu of flowers Family request donations can be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. http://support.pdf.org/