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QUERE, Ralph W.
QUERE, Ralph W. (Cleveland, OH, Sept. 26, 1935--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 22, 2018). Rev. Dr. Ralph W. Quere was the son of Walter and Helen (Czar netski) Quere. He graduated from John Marshall High School and received a NROTC scholarship to Princeton where he graduated in 1957 with a degree in history. He married Janice Meeter. In 1960, Ralph entered Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio.
Ralph and Janice were parents to 6 children, John, David, Cynthia, Paul, James, and Jennifer. The first three preceded him in passing along with Janice. After graduation in 1964, the family moved to New Jersey where Ralph began doctoral studies in historical theology at Princeton Seminary and Jan tutored math. They left Princeton in 1967 for Dubuque for a teaching position at WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY and parish ministry at St. John's in St. Donatus and St. Paul's in LaMotte. Ralph received his doctorate in 1970.
The children attended STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL where Jan taught math. They attended Concordia, Luther and Wartburg colleges during the 1980s. Janice was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2003, at which time Ralph retired from his full-time teaching. Janice died in 2008. Ralph continued to contribute to Wartburg Seminary through emeritus teaching and also was active in the Lutheran Church, and especially St. Peter of Dubuque.
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"Obituaries," Dubuque Today. Online: http://www.dubuquetoday.com/obituaries.cfm