AVON — Ralph Walter Coward, 82, died on June 7at his residence. He was born in Union Beach, N.J., and raised inCliffwood, N.J.
Coward was the son of the late Ralph K. Coward and Dorothy Head Coward.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy Kahlert, and survived by his brother, Joseph E. Coward of Keansburg, N.J.
He was a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving hiscountry in the Korean and Vietnam wars. After retiring from theservice, he owned and operated Coward Construction in Avon until hispassing.