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Ralph M. Markward, 76, a resident of Edgewood, NM, passed away Friday March 1, 2002. He was born May 7, 1925 to Medard and Matilda (Krietemeyer) Markward in South Bend, IN. He married his wife Marie August 18, 1979 in Albuquerque, NM, she survives him of the home. He is also survived by his daughters, Deborah Shaw and her husband, Douglas, Catherine Penafiel and her husband, Miguel, Jean Marie Olivieri; his brothers, Paul Markward and his wife, Lorraine Harold Markward and his wife, Patricia; his grandchildren, Steven Shaw, Dan Shaw, Christina, Adriana, Michael Penafiel; and his great-grandchild, Parker Shaw; and numerous nieces and nephews. Ralph was a National Vice President of the Paralyzed Veterans, and Executive Director of New Mexico Paralyzed Veterans of America, he served 12 years on the New Mexico Governors Committee on concerns for the Handicapped. He served his country during World War II in the Army Air Core. He was a very dedicated man and will be missed very much by those who knew and loved him. Ralph will lie in state Wednesday, March 6, 2002, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Harris-Hanlon Chapel in Moriarty, NM. A Rosary will be recited Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Edgewood, NM. Mass will be celebrated Thursday March 7, 2002, 10:00 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Edgewood with Father Anthony Martinez officiating. Burial will follow at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, NM. Pallbearers will be Miguel Penefiel, Douglas Shaw, Andrew Markward and Steven Shaw. Arrangements were entrusted to the Harris-Hanlon Mortuary in Moriarty, NM.
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