Ramona Jean Conway 93, of Sugar Land, Texas peacefully passed away on February 15, 2020. She was born January 20, 1927 in Hollansburg, Ohio in a farmhouse to Orville E. Baker and Martha Irma Baker. She had been married 64 years to her loving husband Harold.
Ramona majored in music at Moravian College and her specialty was piano and pipe organ. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in music in 1949. She worked her way through college playing piano and pipe organ at the Lehigh University chapel and various cathedrals in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Her senior year she was recognized as Miss Moravian 1949. While attending Moravian College, Ramona met and fell in love with Harold who graduated from Lehigh University after serving in the Navy during WWII. They were happily married in 1951.
Ramona moved to Baldwin, New York where her husband Harold worked at the family Chrysler Dealership. She was an avid bridge player and was also very involved in many church and civic organizations as well as the Cerebral Palsy Center. When her family moved to Garden City in 1970 she was an active member of the Women’s Club of Garden City, Welcome Wagon where she served as President and was instrumental in starting the very first Junior Welcome Wagon program.
She then moved from Garden City to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where she helped her youngest son Tom with his Amoco Dealership in West Palm Beach. From there she and Harold relocated to Sugar Land, Texas to retire.
Ramona was a loving, giving, thoughtful and caring mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her smile and caring spirit made her special to every person she ever knew. She never met a stranger and would always do for others never even thinking once about herself. Her kind heart was larger than life and even during the most difficult times she always saw the positive. She was truly an “Angel”.
Ramona is preceded in death by her loving husband Harold and son Peter, her three sisters Bonnie, Marilyn and Aurelia. She is survived by sons Harold and wife Patricia, Robert, Michael and wife Mary, Tom and wife Loriann, and daughter Betsy and husband Ron Heathcock; Grandchildren Kelly and husband Eduardo Reash, Brian, Sean, Christine and husband William Madden, Theresa and husband Jeffrey Orr, Michelle, Michael and wife Laura, Thomas Heathcock and James; great grandchildren Conor and Claire Reash, Billy & Jack Madden.
She dearly loved her extended family that included her brother and sister in laws and nieces and nephews. She will always live in the hearts of those she lovingly cherished.
In Lieu of flowers, please make donations to a charity of your choice.
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