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Obituary for Ramczyk


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday August 08, 2002

Dorothy Ann Ramczyk died peacefully at her home on August 6, 2002 surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of George L. Ramczyk for 56 years and who cared for her in her final illness, with the help of Tammy Teehee and Rosalee Gutierrez. She was the beloved daughter of Louis and Anna Kohner who preceded her in death; beloved sister of Marcella Baugeant; beloved mother of Mary Higgins, Stephen Ramczyk, Margaret Stoliker, Michael Ramczyk, Joan Lane, Daniel Ramczyk, Barbara Ramczyk and Rebecca Markey; beloved mother-in-law, of Bernie Higgins, Patricia Ramczyk, David Stoliker, Kenneth Lane, Kevin Markey and Carol Martin; beloved grandmother of Rachel and Hillary Higgins, Leslie Lamb, Timothy Ramczyk, Kirsten McVeigh, Sarah and Elizabeth Stoliker, Ryan and Hannah Markey; beloved great-grandmother of Taylor Lamb. Dorothy was born in 1925 in Winona, MN. She married George her childhood sweetheart and they moved to New Mexico in 1948 where George worked for the Albuquerque Publishing Co. Dottie and George raised eight children. Dottie was an accomplished pianist and gourmet cook. She will be fondly remembered for her generosity, charitable spirit and her sense of humor. Grandma Dottie's advise to her family on how to navigate through life was,"You have to have a sense of humor." A Memorial Service will be held in the chapel at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 7999 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109 on Friday, August 9, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. Private interment at a later date will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, 3466 Highway 47, Los Lunas, NM 87031. Cremation arrangements by the Sunrise Society of NM, 891-8200.