Ralph Dean Nisbeth

Ralph Dean Nisbeth was born in Topeka on 5/20/57. Cancer took him from us on 1/11/24.

He was a good friend and much loved by family.

Ralph was born in Topeka where he was raised but also lived for many years in Hutchinson, KS and in Colorado before returning to Topeka. He trained at WU Tech as a bicycle mechanic. He also worked as a certified nursing aide at various nursing homes. His passion was making Indian flutes and playing guitar, of which he owned several. He was very creative and artistic and was always in the middle of a craft project. Ralph was always very interested in the Native American culture and customs.

He was preceded in death by his Mother Arlene Wools, and his Father, Charles Nisbeth, his younger brother Paul, and a teenage son William. He left behind his two sisters, Christine Nisbeth and her friend David Winchester and Amy Nisbeth Rhoads, and his brother-in-law, Robert Rhoads, daughters Melissa and Jessica and son Kyle. He tried to keep in touch with his large family on his mother's side; the Brotherton's. He enjoyed attending the yearly family reunions in Carrollton, Mo.

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Ralph was a sweet, kind & caring man but was very onery and was stubborn in his ways. He had a wide variety of interests and loved learning about different philosophies and cultures. He loved to entertain and was a good cook. He spent a lot of time and effort trying to help the homeless in Topeka.

His request was to be cremated and buried in the family cemetery in Wakanda, MO. He requested no services be held.