Former U.S. Air Force Lt. Col dies at 67

Springfield—Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ronald H. Lache died Monday at his home here after a long with battle lung cancer. He was 67.
Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Lache was born on Nov. 3, 1943 in Philadelphia to Harry and Thelma Curry Lache. (After high school, Lache attended the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1961 where he began his lifelong career in the Air Force. He graduated in 1965 and served in Vietnam as a fighter pilot. After seeing action in Vietnam, he continued to serve in the Air Force, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He retired in 1997.)
(His involvement in the military required him to move across the country. He finally moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1996, where he and his family would live there for several years.)
He and his family moved to Springfield from Dayton, Ohio five years ago. Lache was a member of the Newman Center and the Rock Bridge Lions Club.
His wife, Delores Carney, preceded him in death on March 7 of this year (from a heart attack).
Lache is survived by his mother, Thelma Lache; his son, Ronald Lache; and one granddaughter, Jennifer C. Peck, all of Springfield. He is also survived by three daughters, Barbara Ann Peck of Dayton, Ohio; Patrice Louis Wylie of Indianapolis, Ind., and Cynthia Lache of San Mateo, Calif.
A viewing is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Parker Funeral Service at 606 Washington Ave. The Rev. Michael Finney will conduct the services.