Ralph L. Engelken

Engelken, Ralph Louis age 82, ret. U.S Naval Officer, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017. Memorial Services, 11am, Saturday, November 18, 2017, Immanuel Lutheran Church. He was born June 16, 1935 in Alva, OK to Louis H. and Ella H. (Kletke) Engelken. He graduated from high school in Lambert, OK, attended Northwestern State University in Alva where he received his bachelors in Chemistry and Biology. Ralph served 21 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring as LCDR in 1978. In 1956, Ralph married Florence Landmann and they had two children, Roger Scott and Tammi Michelle. Florence passed away in 2008, and in 2009 Ralph married Patricia Wagner Callaway. Ralph loved his Lord, his Country and his Family. He and Pat enjoyed traveling to visit family members and sitting outside birdwatching. Ralph was preceded in death by his wife of over 51 years, Florence; a daughter, Tammi M. (Engelken) Hamilton; his parents, Louis and Ella (Kletke) Engelken; and brother, Ernest Engelken. Survivors: wife, Patricia Ann (Wagner) Callaway-Engelken, of Wichita, KS; son, Roger S. Engelken, of Erie, CO; step-children, Mark (Diane) Callaway of Wichita, KS, Kim (Dave) Duncan of Valley Center, KS, Kay Stewart of Derby, KS, Kathy (Terry) Srader of Wichita, KS; brothers, Robert (Ruth) Engelken of Chico, CA, Walter (Jane) Engelken of Houston, TX; sisters-in-law, Marcy Engelken of Alva, OK, Rita (Butch) Porter of Cherokee, OK, Joan Wagner of Kansas City, KS, and Velma Landmann of San Francisco, CA; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, and other relatives and friends. Memorials: Immanuel Lutheran Church, 909 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67211 or Wounded Warriors Project, P.O Box 758517, Topeka, KS.