Ralph Robert Herzog

1909 - 1977  (67 years)

• Name	Ralph Robert Herzog
  Born	6 Dec 1909	Geneva, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Jun 1977	Bridger Teton National Forest, Jackson, Wyoming, United States
  Buried	6 Jun 1977	Grover, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States
  Person ID	I2691	Speirs-Taylor
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2015

  
  

  Family 1	Bell Oretta Bench,   b. 16 Nov 1913, Union, Union, Oregon, United States ,   d. 31 Jan 1982, Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States  (Age 68 years)
  Married	31 Jul 1933	Cache, Utah, United States   [1]
  Divorced	Yes
  Children	1. RaNae Herzog   2. Robert C. Herzog   3. Bonnie Delaine Herzog,   b. 13 Oct 1935, College Ward, Cache, Utah, United States ,   d. 11 Apr 1945  (Age 9 years)
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F1194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	La Vivian Clara Jensen,   b. 21 Mar 1913, Grover, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States ,   d. 1 Mar 1984, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States  (Age 70 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1947	Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States   [2]
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F852	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Dec 1909 - Geneva, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Married - 31 Jul 1933 - Cache, Utah, United States Married - 3 Sep 1947 - Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States Died - 3 Jun 1977 - Bridger Teton National Forest, Jackson, Wyoming, United States Buried - 6 Jun 1977 - Grover, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones		Headstone for Ralph Robert Herzog and La Vivian Clara Jensen Herzog Taylor- Front Ralph Robert Herzog Birth: Dec. 6, 1909 Geneva, Bear Lake County, Idaho, USA Death: Jun. 3, 1977 Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA Find A Grave Memorial# 28495598 La Vivian J. Taylor Herzog Birth: Mar. 21, 1913 Idaho, USA Death: Mar. 1, 1984 Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA Find A Grave Memorial# 28496051
  		Headstone for Ralph Robert Herzog and La Vivian Clara Jensen Herzog Taylor- Back Children- Bonnie Ranae Robert C. Lolita Laura Dean Joy Irene Naomi Gaye Nolan Albert

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Ralph Robert Herzog, 67, of Grover, died Friday, June 3, 1977 of a heart attack while fishing at the East Table creek Campground in Snake River Canyon. Funeral services were held Monday in the Grover Ward Chapel with Bp R. Blair Allen conducting. He was buried in the Grover Cemetery. Ralph was born Dec 6, 1909 and raised in Geneva, Idaho on his father's farm. His parents were Ephraim and Rose Herzog. He attended school in Geneva and high school and college in Logan. He worked for a time in Idaho Falls, then moved to Afton and started a tire shop in 1946. For many years Ralph was a guide for elk hunters, working for Dick Taylor and later Steve Clark and Eugene Heap. He operated a farm in Grover and was the first to install a sprinkler system in that area. Ralph was married to Rita Bench in Logan, and later divorced. On Sept 3, 1947, he married LaVivian Taylor in Preston, Idaho. He served in the armed forces during World War II, with overseas service in Okinawa in 1945-46. He also served as water-master of the Grover Canal for many years and as a director of the Star Valley Wildlife Club. Ralph was a High Priest of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a counselor in the Sunday School presidency in the Grover Ward. He was later sustained as Sunday School president. He was also a home teacher. He is survived by his wife LaVivian; four daughters, Mrs Dallas (Laura Dean) Tolman of Fairview; Mrs Nord (Joy) Wilkes of Afton; Mrs Farrell (Naomi) Johnson of Auburn; and Mrs Leo (RaNae) Doser of Caldwell, Idaho; and two sons, Nolan Taylor of Afton and Robert Herzog of Nampa, Idaho. His surviving brothers and sister are Joseph Herzog of Tooele, Utah; Acel Herzog of Geneva, Idaho; and Mrs Ronald (Pearl) Dabel of Sunset, Utah. He had 27 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. "Herzog, Ralph Robert." Star Valley Independent, Jun 1977. Accessed online 16 Nov 2015 at Find a Grave (Memorial# 28495598).

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937," database, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), FHL microfilm 430312, accessed online 25 Nov 2015. Name Mr. Ralph Robert Herzog Titles and Terms Mr Event Type Marriage Event Date 31 Jul 1933 Event Place Cache, Utah, United States Age 22 Birth Year (Estimated) 1911 Spouse's Name Miss Bell Oretta Bench Spouse's Titles and Terms Miss Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1914 [S34] Idaho, Marriage Index, 1842-1962, 1975-1996 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005), Certificate Year: 1947 Certificate Number: 05636, accessed online 25 Nov 2015. Name: Vivian Taylor Marriage Date: 3 Sep 1947 Marriage Place: Franklin, Idaho, USA Spouse: Ralph Herzog