Before suffering a stroke Ray was an avid golfer, fisherman, hunter and baseball player. He was also a Sunday School teacher and former School Board member and president. Ray was a member of the Scribner Volunteer Fire Department and currently was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, the American Legion Post 121 of Scribner and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10535 in Hooper. After his stroke, Ray loved to garden and to deliver his produce around town.
Ray was married on April 24, 1943 to Dorothy Weber.
Survivors:
Wife - Dorothy of Scribner
Daughter - Patricia (husband Michael) Clader of Newcastle, CA.
Son - Gary (wife Sara) Cordes of Hooper
Adopted Son - The Rev. Charles Weber of St. Louis, MO.
Grandchildren â€"
Alisa (husband Dan) Overby, Drew (wife Tammi) Clader, Ilka (husband Ken) Anderson
Joey (husband Jason) Cain, Amy (husband Mike) Hagerbaumer, Jill (husband Dale) Derrell
Cali Cordes and Fiancee' Jon Carlson, Brittani Cordes
18 great grandchildren
Sister - Marcella Lamberty of Scribner
Sister-in-law - Alice Stibor of Scribner
And many nieces and nephews.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers LeRoy and Carroll and a sister Gertrude Heywood.
The funeral will be Friday at 11:00am in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Scribner with Military Honors by Scribner Legion Post 121. The Rev. Bruce Schut will officiate. Memorials are suggested to the donor's choice. Visitation will be on Thursday from 3pm to 8pm with the family receiving friends from 6pm to 8pm at the Ludvigsen's Scribner Funeral Chapel. The committal will be held at a later date.
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