Ray was born on January 6, 1934, in Topeka, Kansas, the youngest of 13 children of John G. Hafner and Margaret (Jacobs) Hafner.
He was a graduate of St. Joseph Grade School and Hayden High School, and he worked as a sheet metal worker for 42 years at the Santa Fe Railroad shops before retiring in 1995. A builder, craftsman, and plumber, he proudly built the family home in North Topeka. Fishing and hunting were his pastimes.
He married the love of his life, Dee Thomas, on September 6, 1953, at Assumption Church, Topeka.
He is survived by his daughter, Delene (Mark Dechand) Van Sickel and son, Marc Hafner; grandson, Nicholas Van Sickel; and great-granddaughter, Sierra Van Sickel. He was preceded in death by his wife, son, Kirk and grandchildren, Celessa Van Sickel and Aubrey Van Sickel. He was also preceded in death by all of his siblings.
Ray was a member of Sacred Heart-St. Joseph Parish. Funeral services were private.
Contributor: Volga German (47188065) •
Ray was born on January 6, 1934, in Topeka, Kansas, the youngest of 13 children of John G. Hafner and Margaret (Jacobs) Hafner.
He was a graduate of St. Joseph Grade School and Hayden High School, and he worked as a sheet metal worker for 42 years at the Santa Fe Railroad shops before retiring in 1995. A builder, craftsman, and plumber, he proudly built the family home in North Topeka. Fishing and hunting were his pastimes.
He married the love of his life, Dee Thomas, on September 6, 1953, at Assumption Church, Topeka.
He is survived by his daughter, Delene (Mark Dechand) Van Sickel and son, Marc Hafner; grandson, Nicholas Van Sickel; and great-granddaughter, Sierra Van Sickel. He was preceded in death by his wife, son, Kirk and grandchildren, Celessa Van Sickel and Aubrey Van Sickel. He was also preceded in death by all of his siblings.
Ray was a member of Sacred Heart-St. Joseph Parish. Funeral services were private.
Contributor: Volga German (47188065) •
Family Members
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Anna Marie Hafner Mauer
1907–1990
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Elizabeth A Hafner Ciochon
1909–1976
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Ruth Catherine Hafner Gartner
1911–2004
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William Welton Hafner
1913–1983
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Jacob George "Jake" Hafner
1915–1979
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Mathew Joseph Hafner
1917–1972
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Valentine A. "Tiny" Hafner
1919–1989
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Margaret Catherine Hafner Mauer
1920–2005
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Helen Elizabeth Hafner Dechand
1921–2015
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Lawrence George Hafner
1923–1986
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Marcella Catherine Hafner Hertlein
1929–2004
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