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Ralph Iwao Nagata
VASSALBORO — Ralph Iwao Nagata, 92, formerly of Villas, N.J., died peacefully at home Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. He was born in Seattle, Waah., the son of Raikichi and Takako Nagata.
He attended school in Japan from 1932 to 1944 and served as an interpreter from 1945 to 1952. He graduated from University of Washington in 1958 and began working as an electrical engineer for Radio Corporation of America in Camden, N.J.
He married Margaret “Peg” Moore on Dec 21, 1966, in Woodlyn, N.J. He later worked for Telesciences and TTI companies before retiring to the Villas in 2002. He and Peg moved to Maine in 2013.
Mr. Nagata is survived by his brother, Michael Nagata, of Seattle, Washington; his daughters, Judith Nagata and Maureen Rabideau; and his grandchildren, Kai and Harry Rabideau.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at St. John the Baptist Church, 26 Monument St., Winslow.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cape May County Library, 4 Moore Road, DN 2030, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 or the charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements under the direction of Dan & Scot’s Cremation & Funeral Service, Skowhegan.
