Rafael Joseph “Ralph” Calderon, 85, of Martinsburg, WV passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, February 21, 2018.
Ralph was born on June 6, 1932 in Buffalo, NY the son of the late Jose Calderon and Rosa Martinez Calderon.
Ralph retired after 30 years with the Lackawanna City School District. He was a Fourth Degree Knight of the Sierra Vista, AZ Knights of Columbus.
He is survived by his wife Carolyn Ann Amrozowicz Calderon; three sons Joseph (Diane) Calderon; Daniel Calderon; Thomas (Barbara) Calderon; three daughters; Cynthia (Richard) Villar; Angie Rogers; Lucy (Peter) Calloway; two step-sons; Steve (Jennifer) Hetey; John (Barbara) Hetey; one step-daughter Karen (James) Van Dyne and one sister Antoinette Fininzio; twenty-eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Jenny Dalessandro Calderon and three sisters.
A Memorial service will be held at a later date in Buffalo, NY.
Arrangements made by Brown Funeral Home.