Ralph Harold Nordlund

Ralph Harold Nordlund, 89, of Charleston, South Carolina, husband of Phyllis Smith Nordlund died Wednesday, April 3, 2019.

Mr. Nordlund was born February 12, 1930 in Pella, Iowa, son of the late Rev. Ralph T. Nordlund and Muriel Hornbeck Nordlund. He was of Swedish, Danish and English ancestry. He was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, Beckley, W.VA., and held a B.A. from Baylor University, and a M.A. in European history from the University of South Carolina. He taught history at Porter-Gaud School in Charleston for nearly 40 years, beginning in 1962 at Porter Military Academy in Charleston. He loved this school. Before teaching there, he had been a Woolworth manager, and had been an officer in the USAF.

He is survived by his loving wife, Phyllis Smith Nordlund of Charleston, SC, having been married for 62 years. He leaves a son, Gregory Scott Nordlund and a daughter Rebecca S. Godwin, both of Charleston, two grandsons, Gregory Scott Nordlund, Jr. and Timothy Charles Nordlund, a granddaughter, Sophia Ruth Marie Batchelor of Pittsburgh, PA., and a sister, Marilyn Burk of Fostoria, OH.

The relatives and friends of Ralph are invited to attend a memorial service at John Wesley United Methodist Church, April 6, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL.

Memorials may be made to Porter-Gaud School, 300 Albemarle Rd, Charleston, SC 29407 or John Wesley United Methodist Church, 626 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29407.