POST, RALPH A.

Ralph A. Post, age 90, longtime Minnetonka resident and joyful Arizona snowbird passed away peacefully at home on May 10, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. In his work life, Ralph was a skilled construction heavy equipment operator and a proud member of IUOE Local No. 49. Preceded in death by Swedish immigrant parents Erick Anton and Esther Post, brother Gosta, sister Jeanette, and son Thomas. Survived by wife Lyle, daughter Shannon, daughter-in-law Monica; 3 sons: Kevin, Steven (LeaAnn), and Terrance (Connie); 5 grandchildren: Erik, Brian, Alex, Nina, and Sara; and more good friends than any one man is usually entitled to. Celebration of Ralph’s life 11AM Thursday, May 16, with gathering one hour prior at All Saints Lutheran Church, 15915 Excelsior Blvd., Minnetonka. Private interment Grandview Cemetery. Strobeck Johnson Chapel