Civilian funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday at First
Reformed United Church of Christ, Manitowoc, for Pfc. Roger William Raih, 20,
who died of wounds received in a United States forward base camp in Vietnam
April 1. The Rev. T.P. Crusius will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc. The civlian (sic) rites are being conducted instead of a
military funeral at the request of the serviceman's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William E. Raih, of 2609 Meadow Ln., Manitowoc.
Pfc. Raih had been with Co. A. Eighth Engineers battalion, First Calvary Division-
Air Mobile. He had been in services since September, 1967, and had been in Vietnam
about a month when he died.
He is survived by his parents, a sister (Private); maternal grandfather, John
Ludwig, and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. William Raih, of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Sunday until
Monday noon and then at the church until time of services. Memorials may be made
to the church. The casket will not be opened.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, April 12, 1968 P.20
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[d. 04-01-1968/age 20 yrs./bur. on William E. and Erna Raih lot]
Civilian funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday at First
Reformed United Church of Christ, Manitowoc, for Pfc. Roger William Raih, 20,
who died of wounds received in a United States forward base camp in Vietnam
April 1. The Rev. T.P. Crusius will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc. The civlian (sic) rites are being conducted instead of a
military funeral at the request of the serviceman's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William E. Raih, of 2609 Meadow Ln., Manitowoc.
Pfc. Raih had been with Co. A. Eighth Engineers battalion, First Calvary Division-
Air Mobile. He had been in services since September, 1967, and had been in Vietnam
about a month when he died.
He is survived by his parents, a sister (Private); maternal grandfather, John
Ludwig, and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. William Raih, of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Sunday until
Monday noon and then at the church until time of services. Memorials may be made
to the church. The casket will not be opened.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, April 12, 1968 P.20
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[d. 04-01-1968/age 20 yrs./bur. on William E. and Erna Raih lot]
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