Ralph was born in Ratibor, Germany on January 15, 1920. He attended Medical School at the University of Prague, afterwards taught at Johns Hopkins Hospital as an Assistant Professor. He also practiced medicine in Pennsylvania and in Seattle, Washington. Ralph married Sylvia Linden on July 26, 1969 in Germany. He worked as an Anesthesiologist for Yuma Regional Medical Center for 15 years. He was an avid skier, hunter, swimmer and diver.
Ralph is preceded in death by his parents Aloise and Josephine Lipinski and brother Gunter Lipinski.
He is survived by his wife Sylvia; son, Peter; daughters, Tanya and Julia; and grandchildren, Tanner, Rylee and Romy.
The family requests in Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Yuma.
Memorial services will be held 1:00 pm, Saturday October 8th, 2016 at Johnsons Mortuary. Placement of cremated remains will take place at a later date.
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