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05/29/2012 11:00 AM

Ralph J. Faulkner, 88, Guilford


Ralph J. Faulkner, 88, of 108 Spencer Ave., Guilford, died in Guilford on May 22. He was the beloved husband of Margaret (Peggy) LeBlanc Faulkner. Mr. Faulkner was born in Bronxville, New York, on Jan. 27, 1924, son of the late David S. and Hectorina MacKenzie Faulkner. He had served his country in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, and, before retiring, had been a television technician for the Motorola Corporation in New York and Woodbridge, Connecticut.

Besides his loving wife, he is survived by three beloved children, Robert J. Faulkner, John R. Faulkner, and Martha Faulkner Crespo, all of Guilford; his daughter-in-law, Pattie Faulkner of Guilford; and his son-in-law, David J. Crespo of Guilford.  He is also survived by seven grandchildren, Danielle, David, and Derek Faulkner, and Julian, Brandon, Tyler, and Alyssa Crespo. He was predeceased by his brother, David Mackenzie Faulkner.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 25, at 2 p.m., at the First Congregational Church, 122 Broad St., Guilford, followed by burial in St. George Cemetery, Hubbard Rd., Guilford.  Friends may call on Thursday, May 24, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church St., Guilford.   Contributions in his memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KA 66675 (www.woundedwarriorproject.org), or to VISTAS Hospice Care, 628 Hebron Ave., Suite 300, Glastonbury, CT 06033.  To share a memory or to leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit  www.GuilfordFuneralHome.com.