4/26/10 - Retired Lt. Col. Ronald H. Lache, a recipient of several medals during his service in the Air Force, died here of lung cancer Monday in his Springfield home at the age of 68.
He flew for the Air Force in Vietnam and received medals to honor his valor after being shot down over enemy lines only to return safely on his own.
Lache was born Nov. 3, 1943 in Philladelphia to Harry and Thelma Curry Lache. He joined the United States Air Force where he reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
“He was a brave airman and it was an honor to serve with him,” said one of his Air Force friends, Maxwell Leonard. Lache had once saved Leonard from a fire after an attack on their base. He served until he retired after 15 years of service.
He and his wife Delores Carnery, who passed away earlier this year, had moved from Dayton, Ohio to Springfield five years ago where Lache became a member of the Newman Center and the Rock Bridge Lions Club.
Lache is survived by his mother, Thelma Lache his son Ronald, and his granddaughter Jennifer C. Peck, all of Springfield; He is also survived by his three daughters Barbara Ann Peck of Dayton, OH, Patrice Louis Wylie of Indianapolis, Ind., and Cynthia Lache of San Mateo, Calif.
Funeral services will be held Friday at Jefferson Barracks National at 2 PM. Visitation will be on Wednesday, 7 p.m., at Parker Funeral Service, 606 Washington Ave. Springfield, OH.
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