Ralph E. Kauffman, III, 75, of Hanover Township, passed away Thursday evening, April 23, 2015 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on November 2, 1939, he was a son of the late Ralph and Helen (Quinn) Kauffman.  He was a 1958 graduate of G.A.R. High School and was a veteran of the United States Army Reserves.

For over 40 years Ralph was employed by Diamond Vending, a division of Coca-Cola where he retired as a General Manager.

He was a member of Wyoming Valley Presbyterian Church and the former Westminster Presbyterian Church.  He was a member of the Corvette Club of N.E.P.A.  He was a member of Masonic Lodge 0061 F & A.M. and Irem Temple A.A.O.N.M.S where he was a member of the former Classic Car Unit.

Ralph is survived by his wife of 52 years, the former Tanya Zadvorny; his son, Ralph Kauffman, IV, San Jose, CA; daughters Kim Williams and her husband, Jack, Easton and Karen Snyder and her husband, Gene, Mountain Top; grandchildren Melanie and Matthew Snyder and Shane Kauffman; a brother, Thomas Kauffman and his wife, Frances, Old Bridge, NJ and sister Christa Wolak, Nazareth; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Kniffen O’Malley Funeral Home, 465 S. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre with the Reverend Harold Armstrong officiating.  Interment will follow in Maple Hill Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call Monday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A Masonic Service will be held on Monday evening at 7:30 P.M.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Ralph’s memory may be made to Wyoming Valley Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, 2 Lockhart Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.

Condolences may be sent at www.Kniffenfuneralhome.com