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Ralph
Max Wolffing
1924- 2004
Ralph Max Wolffing was an active
IAOM member and former IAOM president. His career in milling flourished
during his 35 years with Nabisco in Toledo, Ohio. He held positions
including maintenance supervisor, plant engineer, superintendent of mill
operations and manager of projects and engineering. His accomplishments
included overseeing the construction of the soft wheat mill in Toledo,
then the largest flour mill in the U.S., bringing Nabisco-purchased
flour mills into modernized production, and development of a patented
process in cereal production.
He was an active member of the
Association of Operative Millers, serving as AOM president, 1979-1980
and was the 1992 recipient of AOM's Distinguished Member Award. Upon
retirement from Nabisco, Wolffing returned to Manhattan in 1985 and
joined Kansas State University's International Grains Program. He
traveled throughout various countries teaching and consulting in
technical aspects of milling.
In his retirement, Wolffing
returned to his boyhood haunts to fish and walk. He enjoyed yard work
and gardening. An avid reader, he pursued a strong interest in national
and regional history. He and his wife traveled regularly to enjoy visits
with their children and grandchildren. Wolffing was a life member of VFW
Lee-Pierson Post # 1786, American Legion Pearce-Keller Post # 17, and
the Riley County Genealogical Society.
Wolffing graduated from Manhattan
High School in 1942. He served in World War II as a Technical Sergeant
with the U.S. Army Signal Corps on Saipan responsible for power plant
and communication installations. He graduated with a B.S. in Flour
Milling Technology from Kansas State University in 1949 and was a member
of Alpha Mu honorary milling fraternity.
Wolffing passed away on Feb. 22,
2004, at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. He was born
March 22, 1924 in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Emil A. (Dick) and
Blanche Ethel (Fields) Wolffing.
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