A former Rockwood vice mayor and city councilman has passed away.

Ralph Brown was 92 years old.

Ralph owned and operated Ralph’s Drive-In on Gateway Avenue and Brown’s Restaurant on Front Street in Rockwood for many years.

Ralph served as a city councilman and vice mayor for Rockwood. He served on the Rockwood Electric Utility Board for eight years.

The family will receive friends on Friday, December 8, 2023, from noon until 2 p.m. at Evans Mortuary in Rockwood. The funeral service will follow. Committal services and interment will follow the service in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Rockwood.