Ralph T. Behling, M.D., 98, died peacefully Dec. 17, 2016, in Burlingame, California. He was born on June 19, 1918, in Buffalo, New York, to Howard Grobe Behling and Grace Black Behling.
He grew up in Buffalo and Lake Worth, Florida.
Ralph T. Behling, M.D., 98, died peacefully Dec. 17, 2016, in Burlingame, California. He was born on June 19, 1918, in Buffalo, New York, to Howard Grobe Behling and Grace Black Behling.
He grew up in Buffalo and Lake Worth, Florida.
He graduated from University of Buffalo where he played on the tennis team and received a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy in 1940 and an M.D. in dermatology in 1943.
Ralph served in public health service where he helped introduce the Pap smear test in the western United States and later established a private dermatology practice for 35 years in San Mateo.
He had leadership roles in San Mateo County Medical Board, Kiwanis Club, Chamber of Commerce and the Salvation Army. He was an usher and choir member at the Burlingame Methodist Church.
Ralph is survived by his wife Eileen King Murray Behling; his five children James Behling, David Behling, Linda Behling Russell, Marshall Behling and Jenifer Behling; 10 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife in 1998, Rita Marie Clancy Behling.
The memorial service is 2 p.m. Jan. 15 at Burlingame United Methodist Church.
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