Dr. Ralph Edward Dendler

Dr. Ralph Edward Dendler, 86 of Wilson passed away Thursday, March 21, 2024.   Celebration of life will be held 11 a.m. Monday, March 25, 2024, at St. Therese Catholic Church, 700 Nash Street N, Wilson.  Father Fernando Torres will officiate.

The family will receive friends immediately following in the Carmelite House.

Ralph practiced dentistry for 34 years after he graduated from Gettysburg College and the University of Pittsburgh Dental School.  He served his country with honor and pride as a Captain in the U.S. Army and practiced dentistry at the Pentagon for two years.   Ralph was an avid golfer and a member of Frosty Valley Country Club and a member of Rotary International.

Ralph was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend to all who knew him, he was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.

Ralph is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Gloria Cecile Stoico Dendler; daughter, Gretchen D. McKeithan and husband, Carey; son, Graham R. Dendler; granddaughter, Mya Dendler, and his grandsons, Garrett N. McKeithan, Tyce I. Dendler, and Trevor B. Dendler.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Faye Dendler.

Flowers are welcome or consider memorials in Ralph’s memory to St. Therese Catholic Church, 700 Nash Street N, Wilson, North Carolina 27893.

Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.