NORTH ANDOVER - Mr. Ralph Theodore Markee of North Andover, MA, at age 99, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 13, 2024 at Greystone Farm Assisted Living in Salem, NH.

Born in Lowell, MA on December 29, 1924, the son of the late Mr. Edward L. Markee and Mrs. Salome Lawton Kershaw. He was married to Joan K. (Allen) Markee who passed on October 17, 1991. He later he remarried Dorothy T. (Kelleher)(Kelly) Markee who passed in 2018. He had an older sister, Eunice Blanchard who passed in 2017. He attended the Lowell School System.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and over 26 years in the U.S. Marines where he served his country during the Korean Conflict. Over the years he was employed with Markus Motors, Auto Electric Services Co., Merrimack Valley Dairy Transportation Co., and then Shop & Shop as the transportation manager until he retired in 1986. He is survived by four daughters and one son.

Leah and her husband, Edward, Bedell of Salt Lake City, UT, Cynthia and her husband, Ron, Henderson of Williamsburg, VA, Mary Beth and her husband, Lars, Borgwing of Vero Beach, FL, and Katherine and her husband, William, Vasel, Jr. of Pepperell, MA, a son Ralph T. Markee, Jr. and wife Kathleen of Pepperell. As well he is survived by 12 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

MARKEE, of NORTH ANDOVER, MA died May 13, 2024. Ralph Theodore Markee. Funeral Monday May 20, 2024 at 10AM from the DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 106 MIDDLESEX ST. CHELMSFORD, with a funeral Mass at 11AM at St. John the Evangelist Church. Visiting hours Sunday May 19, 2024 from 1:00-4:00PM at The Dolan Funeral Home. Please refer to Dolan’s website for additional details; www. dolanfuneralhome.com.