Turlock, CA - Ralph Busco, 78, passed away peacefully at the St. Thomas Retirement Center, after battling kidney failure and pneumonia in the lungs.

Born on August 29, 1941, in Montpelier, Idaho, his parents, Sylvester Busco and Nathel Ashley, raised him in that same town.  Ralph helped his dad work the family business, Busco Produce Co., for many years.

Ralph obtained his doctorate in education and served many years in different leadership capacities as principal to various schools in California.

Ralph is survived by his sister, Shirley Hammons of Bartlett, TN and his three children: Steven Busco of Simi Valley, CA, Holly Sanders of Las Vegas, NV, and Kent Busco of Provo, UT.  he has eight grandchildren.