Ralph F. "Smokey" Hare, 64, of Fombell died Monday at Ellwood City Hospital.

Born Aug. 2, 1940, in Ellwood City, he was the son of Elizabeth "Betty" West Hare and the late John Hare.

Mr. Hare was a member of the English Lutheran Church of Zelienople. He was a life member of the Zelienople Volunteer Fire Department and a member of the Zelienople Fire Police. He also played Smokey the Bear for 30 years and Sparky the Fire Dog for the fire department. He was a social member of the Zelienople American Legion Post 474.

He retired as a truck driver for W.D. Kerr Trucking.

In addition to his mother of Fombell, he is survived by his wife, Garnet M. Hare; a son, Richard Allan Hare of Fombell; two daughters, Terri Leigh Boyle of Valencia and Tracei Ann Plaisted of Fombell; two stepdaughters, Michelle Lynn Summerill of Fombell and Dianne R. Housholder of Burbank, Calif.; a stepson, Pete Colton of Zelienople; and a sister, Linda Cole of Fombell. He also is survived by 15 grandchildren.

His first wife, Marilyn Ruth Hare, died Aug. 4, 1987.

HARE - Friends of Ralph F. "Smokey" Hare, who died Mondaywill be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at GLENN-KILDOO FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 219 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Robert A. Keplinger, his church pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at the English Lutheran Church Cemetery, Zelienople.Memorial donations may be made to Zelienople Volunteer Fire Department, 111 W. New Castle St., Zelienople, PA, 16063; American Legion Post 474, 308 W. New Castle Street, Zelienople, PA 16063; or the American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205.Online condolences and information are available at www.glennkildoofuneralhome.com.