Ralph Cutsinger

Ralph Cutsinger, a 76-year-old Trenton resident, died at 3:36 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 at Saint Luke’s on the Plaza in Kansas City, where he had been a patient in the hospital cardiac ICU for a week.
Per Ralph’s wishes, an informal Celebration of Life will be planned at a later date.
Ralph was born on March 10, 1944 in Trenton to Mary Maxine McKay and Carl Cutsinger. His family always lived around the Trenton, Galt and Humphreys areas. He graduated from Galt High School in 1962. After graduation, he hauled milk before enlisting in the United States Navy for four years. After he was out of the service he worked a short time at Modine, Trenton Foods and Goodyear. In 1971, he started working at TMU in the electric department, where he was employed for 29 years.
He was married on Jan. 22, 1971 to Joyce Benson. They lived all their married lives in Trenton. Ralph loved his family and friends and working on old cars. He was a very proud American and would do anything for friends or family.
Surviving relatives include his wife, Joyce of the home; a son, Corie Cutsinger and his wife, Marcie of Trenton; a daughter, Kristi Cutsinger of Trenton; a daughter, Shawna Dull and her husband, Randy of California; grandchildren Dakota and Madi Cutsinger of Trenton and Shaeley and Keilan Dull of California; sisters, Louise Torrey and her husband, Sam of Riverside, IA, Lois Hagen and her husband, Dennis of Ft. Madison, IA and Betty Wilson of Revere; brothers, Vic Hunter and his wife, Amber of MacClenney, FL and Larry Hunter and his wife, Linda of Warsaw, IL; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends that he considered family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his step-father, Glen Hunter; his father-in-law, Jim Benson; and a brother-in-law, Dave Wilson.
The family requests no flowers. Memorial donations may be made to the Cardiac ICU at Saint Luke’s on the Plaza and they may be left with or mailed to Slater Neal-Funeral Home in Trenton (put Ralph’s name in the memo line).