Ralph Helmken passed away in Salem, OR of lung cancer on August 5, 2021. He was born in Eugene, OR on November 21, 1964 to Mike Helmken; Sixes, OR & Frankie David; Port Orford, OR. Ralph spent many years in the Carlton, McMinnville area. He is survived by his mother Frankie Rigert and brother David James Richter. of Forest Grove, OR; sister Jody Helmken; Jefferson, OR, his 96 year old grandmother Betty Delmarter; Forest Grove; Uncle Gary David; Irrigon, OR; cousins Monica David; Dallas, OR and Rodney David of Albany, OR. Services in care of Restlawn Funeral Home and Memory Gardens.