Ralph Lee Kiley

Ralph Lee Kiley, age 76, of Fayetteville, Ohio passed away peacefully on Monday, November 28, 2022. He was a photographer, 1964 graduate of Fayetteville High School, and 1969 Graduate of the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Ralph was born May 28, 1946, in St. Martin, Ohio, the son of the late John Bernard Kiley and Carrie Georgina (nee Bickett) Kiley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, John “Jack” G. Kiley, Dennis “Denny” Kiley and brother Raymond Kiley only a few weeks prior; sisters Justine Aubry and Anne Louiso Brodt; sisters-in-law, Virginia (nee Houck) Kiley and Helen (nee Dyer) Kiley, and brother-in-law Tommy Aubry.

Ralph loved his children, traveling the world, being in nature, trees, and photography. Much of his time was spent enjoying nature while gardening, backpacking, white water kayaking, bicycling, and camping. In his later years he planted hundreds of trees and tended the land surrounding them.

He will be greatly missed. Ralph is survived by his dear friend, Jan Juschka of Wilmington, Ohio; his former wife, Sharon (nee Patrick) Kiley of St Martin, Ohio, and their three children: Kiera L. Kiley (Shelley Goldman) of West Chester, Pennsylvania, Tanya K. (Brad) Sackrider of Williamsburg, Ohio, and Nyah P. (Erica) Kiley of Beaverton, Oregon; 6 grandchildren, Gage and Teagan (Tanya), Adelyn and Isabelle (Nyah), and Micah and Amiel (Keira); sister-in-law Betty (Raymond) Kiley; and siblings, Dr. Harvey (Joyce) Kiley, Sr. Dorothy Kiley SND, Mary (John) Medley, Robert (Barb) Kiley, and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made directly to The Cincinnati Nature Center via their web link.