Ralph R. Ries, 81, of 16860 Slover, Fontana, died Thursday in Upland. He was born in New York and had resided 25 years in the county. He was a chicken rancher and an army veteran of World War I. Survivors include his wife, Marie; two daughters, Pauline Albrecht of Placentia, Caroline Gludd of Bloomington; two sons, Richard R. and Ralph both of Fontana; a sister, Ilah Foster of Mason, and seven grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. in Green Acres Mortuary. Burial will be in Heart of Eternal Hope Garden, Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Bloomington.