Ralph Eldon Kellogg, 72, went to meet Jesus on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at his home in Nampa, Idaho, surrounded by his loving wife and children. Ralph was born June 15, 1948, in Nampa, Idaho, the son of Dr. Roscoe and Verda Kellogg. He was born 4th of 5 children, which gave way to many family stories. He loved his dog "Taco" and spent time training Taco tricks. When Ralph didn't like the food that was served at mealtime, he would simply push it into his lap and Taco would catch it on the way down. His family was known for the huge swing in their backyard. Ralph always loved a challenge so he decided he would even ride the swing backwards. It must have been in his blood because the adventures never ended. Ralph attended Nampa High School, graduated in 1968. On the school campus, he was known for his unicycle riding skills. He basically didn't go anywhere without it. The unicycle still hangs in his garage to this day. He loved to turn heads by pretending to read a book while riding the curb on his unicycle. The trick was to look right over the top of the book watching the curb instead of actually reading the book. At a very young age Ralph fell in love with Gladys and their courtship expressed his undying love for her. They married in June of 1969 and lived their life together these past 51 years. While working at Crooks welding, Ralph injured his eyes. He was so worried about not seeing his special Gladys again that he asked his younger sister to drive him to Emmett while coaching her to use the clutch, so he could be with Gladys even if he couldn't see her. The other thing he loved was arriving early for his dates with Gladys and to listen to her while she practiced classical music on the piano. Ralph had a love for family and God blessed their home with three children. February 12, 1969, Ralph was drafted into the Army to serve in the Vietnam war, but orders were changed, and he and his new bride were stationed in Augsburg, Germany. During his service in the Army, he earned recognition as Expert M-14 and Sharpshooter M-16. After returning to civilian life, they moved to live in Idaho on the Seward farm near Nyssa where he attended Treasure Valley Community College and received his Associates degree in 1973. He always thrived on challenges and that showed up in his calculus class as he was the only one who could figure out complex calculations. In 1973 Ralph moved the family to McCall where he worked at Acheson Motors working at a body shop with wrecker service, but then returned to Emmett where he became an entrepreneur in business ownership with first owning a waterbed business. While in ownership of the waterbed business, Ralph experienced two devastating building fires that changed his focus away from waterbeds to just focus on the decorative mirror and glass aspect of the business. Glass Specialties, Inc. was born, and he ran this business for 20 years. Integrity and a good name were the core of who he was. While in Emmett, Ralph was involved in Rotary and active on the Emmett School Board. After the demand in the wholesale glass industry decreased, he chose to close the doors and go to the mountains. He became a camp host near Stanley and loved taking people he knew on hikes. If he didn't know you, you soon became a friend and off on an adventure you went. Ralph will be remembered for his passion to share the love of Jesus while living a daily example of sharing about Jesus through books and favorite verses from the Bible. He also traveled abroad to work on mission projects in other countries where he could do hands-on projects to help others. There are so many stories about serving along with friends in different countries, building churches and loving on people. Most recently his newfound love was working with wood. After he sold his building in Emmett, he purchased one in Nampa that found a tenant, Iron Timber. The Haverfield boys accepted him and allowed him to play with their "toys" in the shop and each time he would visit there he referred to his activity as "going to the Sand Box". Having access to tools and scrap wood provided another opportunity for him to bless others with his creative talents through wood projects he built. His creativity in engineering equipment, building wood products, and other types of art will always demonstrate his God given gifts and love for God and others.\ He was preceded in death by his parents Roscoe and Verda Kellogg; his sister-in-law Sally and two brothers-in-law, Jim Wheatley and Ray Dean Johnson. Survivors include his loving partner and wife Gladys Kellogg; his three children Roger (Damaris) of Guatemala; Amy Lane of Kansas; and Beth Kinzler (Chip) of Nampa; six grandchildren; his brothers AJ of Idaho Falls; Emery (Nancy) of Eagle; and sisters Jan Wheatley of Meridian; Ruth Aaron-Johnson of Nampa. Services will be held at the Deer Flat Free Methodist Church, 17703 Beet Rd, Caldwell, ID 83607 on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at the Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, Idaho. A viewing will be held from 6-8 PM, Tuesday, May 18 at Zeyer Funeral Chapel located at 83 N. Midland Blvd., Nampa Idaho. Arrangements are being handled by Zeyer Funeral Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) or Nazarene Compassionate Ministries. FCA: fcaidaho.org; Nazarene Compassionate: https://give.nazarene.org/donate/f/136106
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