Ray is survived by his daughter Suzanne (Brian) of Calgary, his sons Marc (Jean) of Seoul, Korea, Michael of Saskatoon and Allen (Carmen) of Pilot Butte; daughter-in-law Karen (Paul) of Scout Lake; grandchildren: Dena (Adam), Jolene, Darrell (Danie), Val (Riely), Jackie (Chris), Jenna, Ryan, Brittney and Taylor, great-grandchildren Jazlyn, Karyss, Jaylah, Haylie, and Matthew. Raymond is also survived by two brothers, Marcel (Barbara) of Calgary and Jacques (Paulette) of Canora, ON.
Ray was predeceased by his wife, Germaine (1997), sons Robert (1963), Paul (2000), and Ron (2010), his parents, Emile and Marie-Anne, and brother Norman (Liliane), sisters-in-law Alice and Fran.
Raymond was born May 31, 1930, at Twin Valley, Saskatchewan. He attended College Mathieu in Gravelbourg for his early education and went to Scout Lake for Grades 11 and 12. Ray received a Diploma of Vocational Agriculture from the University of Regina in 1953, which proved to be an immense help in his farming methods in the years to come. On October 22, 1955, Ray married Germaine Bourdages of Willow Bunch. Ray was involved in many aspects of the community and Church, including holding several positions in the Knights of Columbus. Germaine and Ray retired in Qu'Appelle Valley in October of 1993 and in 2006, Ray moved to Assiniboia.
Prayer Service was held on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 8 pm and Funeral Mass celebrated on Friday, September 9, 2011 at 10:30 am, both at St. George's Roman Catholic Church, Assiniboia, SK. A private family interment will follow in St. Therese Catholic Cemetery, Lisieux, SK, at a later date. Tributes in Ray's memory can be made to St. Therese Catholic Cemetery Memorial Fund. Arrangements entrusted to Ross Funeral Service, Assiniboia, SK.
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