Raymond Carlson 96, formerly of Cottonwood, passed away peacefully April 15, 2013, at the Prestige Care and Rehabilitation Center in Clarkston.
Ray was a mechanic all his life, fixing almost anything. He was in the Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Michigan, worked in the iron ore mines in his youth and moved his family to Idaho in the 1950s to be a truck mechanic for the Berklund family sawmill. After Potlatch Inc. bought the Berklund holdings he continued to work for the company, moving to St. Maries. Upon retirement in 1978, he and Grace moved to Lewiston to be closer to family.
Survivors names omitted per findagrave policy.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, Grace Durocher; two children, Robert and Judy; two sons-in-law, Ed McMillen and Lester Bensching; as well as two sisters and two brothers.
Lewiston Tribune May 1, 2013
Ray was a mechanic all his life, fixing almost anything. He was in the Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Michigan, worked in the iron ore mines in his youth and moved his family to Idaho in the 1950s to be a truck mechanic for the Berklund family sawmill. After Potlatch Inc. bought the Berklund holdings he continued to work for the company, moving to St. Maries. Upon retirement in 1978, he and Grace moved to Lewiston to be closer to family.
Survivors names omitted per findagrave policy.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, Grace Durocher; two children, Robert and Judy; two sons-in-law, Ed McMillen and Lester Bensching; as well as two sisters and two brothers.
Lewiston Tribune May 1, 2013
Raymond Carlson 96, formerly of Cottonwood, passed away peacefully April 15, 2013, at the Prestige Care and Rehabilitation Center in Clarkston.
Ray was a mechanic all his life, fixing almost anything. He was in the Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Michigan, worked in the iron ore mines in his youth and moved his family to Idaho in the 1950s to be a truck mechanic for the Berklund family sawmill. After Potlatch Inc. bought the Berklund holdings he continued to work for the company, moving to St. Maries. Upon retirement in 1978, he and Grace moved to Lewiston to be closer to family.
Survivors names omitted per findagrave policy.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, Grace Durocher; two children, Robert and Judy; two sons-in-law, Ed McMillen and Lester Bensching; as well as two sisters and two brothers.
Lewiston Tribune May 1, 2013
Ray was a mechanic all his life, fixing almost anything. He was in the Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Michigan, worked in the iron ore mines in his youth and moved his family to Idaho in the 1950s to be a truck mechanic for the Berklund family sawmill. After Potlatch Inc. bought the Berklund holdings he continued to work for the company, moving to St. Maries. Upon retirement in 1978, he and Grace moved to Lewiston to be closer to family.
Survivors names omitted per findagrave policy.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, Grace Durocher; two children, Robert and Judy; two sons-in-law, Ed McMillen and Lester Bensching; as well as two sisters and two brothers.
Lewiston Tribune May 1, 2013
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