Ralph Revier

Ralph F. Revier, age 89, of Redwood Falls, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at Gil-Mor Manor Nursing Home in Morgan. A Celebration of Life for Ralph and Jan Revier will be held in July of 2025, at the Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home with burial to follow in the St. Catherine’s Catholic Church Cemetery in Redwood Falls. 

A Memorial Mass honoring Ralph and Jan Revier will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls. 

Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Services of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com.

Ralph was born on May 31, 1935, on his Grandpa’s farm in Norfolk Township, Renville County, MN. He was the 12th of 14 children of Ralph Sr. and Theresia (Voltin) Revier. 

At 18 years old he drove on a road construction crew to Oklee, MN and met the love of his life, Jan Singer. He proposed three times over three years before she finally said yes. They celebrated 63 years of happy marriage. Jan waited in heaven for four years until he finished his time here. 

Ralph held many jobs and careers, including farming, driving trucks on farms, road crews, hauling tanks in the army, semi-trucks cross country, milk and paper routes, and selling Snap-On Tools. He also had a lawn and snow service and was a Sheriff’s dispatcher. Ralph served his country in the Army at Fort Knox, KY, where he and Jan started married life. They lived a summer in Alaska and then moved back to Minnesota, settling in Redwood Falls. On weekends Ralph took the family camping to explore Minnesota and its lakes. Ralph and Jan traveled through 46 states, as well as the Netherlands and France. He also restored a 1930 Model A Ford in which he and Jan enjoyed driving around town and through the park, always stopping and talking with friends and strangers. Ralph was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Redwood Falls. 

While the love of his life was always his wife, Ralph was a caring and generous man. He was often the first to lend a hand to any neighbor, family member, stranger, or friend. Ralph also was the epitome of the fix-it man, and a very talented woodworker and designer.

Ralph is survived by his children, Kevin (Rene) Revier of Rochester, MN; Deborah (Randy) Prososki of Center City, MN; Sandra (Tom) Becker of Greeley, CO; Angela (Tim) Dye of Martinsburg, WV; Pamela (Inder) Sehgal of Reno, NV. Ralph and Jan’s legacy is carried on by 17 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren. He is survived by his sister Rosabelle Revier and sister-in-law Betty Revier. Ralph will be especially missed by Dorie Steenblock, who has brought love and laughter back into his life for the last two years.

Blessed be his memory.