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Obituary for RASCHKA


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday September 02, 2007

Ralph J. Raschka, 68, beloved husband, dad and grandpa, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 19, 2007 after a brief battle with cancer. Ralph was born April 5, 1939 in Milwaukee, WI. Ralph met Jutta in Albuquerque and they married in 1974. They moved to Simi Valley, CA in 1975 and have been residents since. Ralph enjoyed being a grandfather. Some of his favorite times were spent watching his granddaughter play softball and his grandson play baseball and basketball. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents, Edmund and Estelle Raschka. He will be dearly missed by his wife of 33 years, Jutta Raschka; children, Estelle Raschka, Monica Flores and husband, Scott, Nora Taylor and Richard Brazeal; grandchildren, Tori Flores and Tyler Flores. Services will be held Wednesday, September 5, 2007, 1:00 p.m., at Chester T. French Memorial Mausoleum Chapel, at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE. Interment will follow. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE (505) 843-6333 www.french.mortuary.com