Ralph J. McDaniel, age 85, of Winfield, WW II Veteran, U.S. Army, beloved husband of the late Mary Eleanor; loving father of Cynthia (Richard) Poss, James (Betty) and Lawrence (Sharron) McDaniel; dear grandfather of Michelle (Andrew) Gregory, Kenneth (Alexis) Poss, Sean, Kyle and Amy McDaniel, and Christopher Tucker; great-grandfather of Christian Gregory; fond brother of Robert J. (Frances) of Ft. Myers, FL and Mary (Ronald) Weiss of Eugene, OR. Ralph was a member of the Fenwick High School 1933 Championship football team and was a stock broker in Chicago after the war until his retirement in 1981. Visitation Wednesday, 4 to 9 p.m. at WilliamsKampp Funeral Home, 430 E. Roosevelt Rd., Wheaton (1 blk. E. of Naperville Road). Funeral Thursday 9:30 a.m., to St. John the Baptist Church (old). Mass 10 a.m. Entombment Assumption Cemetery. Memorials to the American Cancer Society or the Special Olympics would be appreciated. Funeral info 630-668-0016.
