On July 28, 2011 Walter A. Rafalko, Sr.; beloved husband of Katherine Kinney Rafalko; devoted father of Kathleen Marie DeBone of Morgantown, WV., Dr. John Walter Rafalko of Ft. Lauderdale, FL., Joanne Rafalko South of Timonium, MD. and her husband the late L. Cawood South, CAPT. Karen Rafalko Wilson, USN-RET, of Fernandina Beach, FL. And her husband LCDR. James Wilson, USN-RET, Mary Susan Reynolds of San Clemente, CA. and her husband Peter Reynolds, Virginia Rafalko Canter of Bethesda, MD. and her husband Douglas Canter, Nancy Rafalko Trenti of Bethesda and her husband Ronald Trenti, Patricia Helen Rafalko of Timonium, MD. the late Walter Anthony Rafalko, Jr., Julia Rafalko Vaughn of Stevenson, MD. and her husband Christopher Vaughn, loving grandfather of Missy and Christopher DeBone, Timothy DeBone, Stephanie and Patrick DeBone, Nicole and John Morris, Travis Rafalko, Kayela Rafalko, Shelia and Cawood South, Katherine and James Walls, Rebecca South, Mitchell Wilson, Robin and Richard Cheshire, Elizabeth Canter, Edward Canter, John Canter, Marie Trenti, Paul Trenti, Beth Trenti, Juliette Knapp, Wilton Vaughn, Charles Vaughn; great-grandfather of Jacob DeBone, Ella DeBone, Eliza DeBone, Avery DeBone, Rachael South, Savannah South, James Walls, Krystal Twiford, Victoria Dixon, Emily Wilson, Madison Wilson, Olivia Wilson, Kaitlyn Cheshire, Bradley Cheshire; great great grandfather of James; dear brother of the late Joseph Rafalko, Stanley Rafalko and Edward Rafalko; brother in law of Audrey and John Kinney, Sally and Donald Meyer and the late Mary Meyer, the late Rose Rafalko and the late Tina Rafalko; also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc. 1050 York Rd. (beltway exit 26) on Wednesday 2-4 & 7-9PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph Church, Texas MD. on Thursday at 10:00AM. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to University of Baltimore Education Foundation, Walter A. Rafalko Family Fund.