STEELE — Romanus Blotsky Jr., 96, Steele, died Dec. 12, 2012, at Sheyenne Crossing Care Center, West Fargo.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church, Steele.
Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Steele.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at St. Francis DeSales Church, Steele, with a 5 p.m. prayer service.
Ray Blotsky was born Feb. 17, 1916, in Raleigh, the son of Romanus Blotsky Sr. and Bertha (Both) Blotsky. He was baptized on March 13, 1916, in St. Gertrude Catholic Church, Raleigh.
In 1931, Ray joined the CCC (Civil Conservation Corps) building dams, sidewalks and roads in the mountains in Idaho. During the depression, he worked for anyone who would give him a job. He signed up for the Army, but was deferred as they were needed for farmers (Soldiers on the Home Front).
Ray married Agnes Winters on June 2, 1938, in Bismarck. They farmed south of Raleigh until 1941, and worked on the Spicer Ranch north of Watauga, S.D. They also farmed east of Shields, before moving outside of Shields, where Ray operated a small Skelly Service Station for three years. In 1951, he moved his family to Steele, where he operated Ray's Skelly Station on the corner of Old Highway 10 and U.S. Highway 3. Ray also started the Skelly Oil Bulk Service and later purchased a soft serve-ice cream truck with food and called it "Chicken Delight." In 1973, his business moved to the north side of Interstate 94 and was called "The Rough-Rider Cafe Truck Stop" with an Indian Chief painted on the window of the restaurant — Ray had always been known as "The Chief." In 1978, Ray retired from the business.
Ray always had a place in his heart for the Native American Indian. You could tell by all the Indian memorabilia he had collected over the years.
Ray signed himself into the Heartview Treatment Center in 1986 and said "I saw the light and turned my life around and have lived a different life ever since". Sobriety has been my strength for 27 years.
After Ray retired, he started to exercise by riding his bike and four wheel biking around town. At the age of 70, Ray started running races in the 70-plus years class in many towns and states. Ray won 20 gold medals, 11 silver and nine bronze medals, plus three gold in the Prairie Rose Games, along with other medals and ribbons. He continued running, until the doctors told him he couldn't run in competition because of health issues.
In 2007, Ray moved to West Fargo to Sheyenne Crossing Assisted Living for one year then moved to full nursing care.
Ray is survived by three sons, Roger (Renee) Blotsky, Phoenix, Leo (Donna) Blotsky, West Fargo, and Ronald Blotsky, Steele; eight grandchildren, Gregory (Lori) Blotsky, Missoula, Mont., Mary (Jeff) Bock, Aberdeen, S.D., Gail (Ted) Landis, Phoenix, Luke Blotsky, Phoenix, Todd Blotsky, West Fargo, Teresa Blotsky, Fargo, Michael Blotsky, Fargo, and Patricia (Chad) Janko, Bismarck; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. He is survived by two sisters, Mary (Marie) Winters, Rapid City, S.D., and Emma Harmel, El Cajon, Calif.
Ray was preceded in death by his wife, Agnes (Winters) Blotsky; an infant son; an infant grandson; his parents; four brothers, Joseph, Jacob, John and Engelbert; a stepbrother, Phillip Engel; and three sisters, Anna Bachmeier, Veronica (Vera) Nagel and Katherine Ripplinger.
Ray was a lifetime member of St. Frances DeSales Catholic Church in Steele from 1949 to the present.
The family would like to give a special thank you to Ronald Blotsky for all the years that he took care of Dad in Steele. Also, a very special thank you to the staff at Sheyenne Crossings, they took very good care of Dad.
Online condolences may be sent at www.boulgerfuneralhome.com. (Boulger Funeral Home, Fargo)
Source: Bismarck Tribune, 12-15-2012
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church, Steele.
Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Steele.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at St. Francis DeSales Church, Steele, with a 5 p.m. prayer service.
Ray Blotsky was born Feb. 17, 1916, in Raleigh, the son of Romanus Blotsky Sr. and Bertha (Both) Blotsky. He was baptized on March 13, 1916, in St. Gertrude Catholic Church, Raleigh.
In 1931, Ray joined the CCC (Civil Conservation Corps) building dams, sidewalks and roads in the mountains in Idaho. During the depression, he worked for anyone who would give him a job. He signed up for the Army, but was deferred as they were needed for farmers (Soldiers on the Home Front).
Ray married Agnes Winters on June 2, 1938, in Bismarck. They farmed south of Raleigh until 1941, and worked on the Spicer Ranch north of Watauga, S.D. They also farmed east of Shields, before moving outside of Shields, where Ray operated a small Skelly Service Station for three years. In 1951, he moved his family to Steele, where he operated Ray's Skelly Station on the corner of Old Highway 10 and U.S. Highway 3. Ray also started the Skelly Oil Bulk Service and later purchased a soft serve-ice cream truck with food and called it "Chicken Delight." In 1973, his business moved to the north side of Interstate 94 and was called "The Rough-Rider Cafe Truck Stop" with an Indian Chief painted on the window of the restaurant — Ray had always been known as "The Chief." In 1978, Ray retired from the business.
Ray always had a place in his heart for the Native American Indian. You could tell by all the Indian memorabilia he had collected over the years.
Ray signed himself into the Heartview Treatment Center in 1986 and said "I saw the light and turned my life around and have lived a different life ever since". Sobriety has been my strength for 27 years.
After Ray retired, he started to exercise by riding his bike and four wheel biking around town. At the age of 70, Ray started running races in the 70-plus years class in many towns and states. Ray won 20 gold medals, 11 silver and nine bronze medals, plus three gold in the Prairie Rose Games, along with other medals and ribbons. He continued running, until the doctors told him he couldn't run in competition because of health issues.
In 2007, Ray moved to West Fargo to Sheyenne Crossing Assisted Living for one year then moved to full nursing care.
Ray is survived by three sons, Roger (Renee) Blotsky, Phoenix, Leo (Donna) Blotsky, West Fargo, and Ronald Blotsky, Steele; eight grandchildren, Gregory (Lori) Blotsky, Missoula, Mont., Mary (Jeff) Bock, Aberdeen, S.D., Gail (Ted) Landis, Phoenix, Luke Blotsky, Phoenix, Todd Blotsky, West Fargo, Teresa Blotsky, Fargo, Michael Blotsky, Fargo, and Patricia (Chad) Janko, Bismarck; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. He is survived by two sisters, Mary (Marie) Winters, Rapid City, S.D., and Emma Harmel, El Cajon, Calif.
Ray was preceded in death by his wife, Agnes (Winters) Blotsky; an infant son; an infant grandson; his parents; four brothers, Joseph, Jacob, John and Engelbert; a stepbrother, Phillip Engel; and three sisters, Anna Bachmeier, Veronica (Vera) Nagel and Katherine Ripplinger.
Ray was a lifetime member of St. Frances DeSales Catholic Church in Steele from 1949 to the present.
The family would like to give a special thank you to Ronald Blotsky for all the years that he took care of Dad in Steele. Also, a very special thank you to the staff at Sheyenne Crossings, they took very good care of Dad.
Online condolences may be sent at www.boulgerfuneralhome.com. (Boulger Funeral Home, Fargo)
Source: Bismarck Tribune, 12-15-2012
STEELE — Romanus Blotsky Jr., 96, Steele, died Dec. 12, 2012, at Sheyenne Crossing Care Center, West Fargo.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church, Steele.
Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Steele.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at St. Francis DeSales Church, Steele, with a 5 p.m. prayer service.
Ray Blotsky was born Feb. 17, 1916, in Raleigh, the son of Romanus Blotsky Sr. and Bertha (Both) Blotsky. He was baptized on March 13, 1916, in St. Gertrude Catholic Church, Raleigh.
In 1931, Ray joined the CCC (Civil Conservation Corps) building dams, sidewalks and roads in the mountains in Idaho. During the depression, he worked for anyone who would give him a job. He signed up for the Army, but was deferred as they were needed for farmers (Soldiers on the Home Front).
Ray married Agnes Winters on June 2, 1938, in Bismarck. They farmed south of Raleigh until 1941, and worked on the Spicer Ranch north of Watauga, S.D. They also farmed east of Shields, before moving outside of Shields, where Ray operated a small Skelly Service Station for three years. In 1951, he moved his family to Steele, where he operated Ray's Skelly Station on the corner of Old Highway 10 and U.S. Highway 3. Ray also started the Skelly Oil Bulk Service and later purchased a soft serve-ice cream truck with food and called it "Chicken Delight." In 1973, his business moved to the north side of Interstate 94 and was called "The Rough-Rider Cafe Truck Stop" with an Indian Chief painted on the window of the restaurant — Ray had always been known as "The Chief." In 1978, Ray retired from the business.
Ray always had a place in his heart for the Native American Indian. You could tell by all the Indian memorabilia he had collected over the years.
Ray signed himself into the Heartview Treatment Center in 1986 and said "I saw the light and turned my life around and have lived a different life ever since". Sobriety has been my strength for 27 years.
After Ray retired, he started to exercise by riding his bike and four wheel biking around town. At the age of 70, Ray started running races in the 70-plus years class in many towns and states. Ray won 20 gold medals, 11 silver and nine bronze medals, plus three gold in the Prairie Rose Games, along with other medals and ribbons. He continued running, until the doctors told him he couldn't run in competition because of health issues.
In 2007, Ray moved to West Fargo to Sheyenne Crossing Assisted Living for one year then moved to full nursing care.
Ray is survived by three sons, Roger (Renee) Blotsky, Phoenix, Leo (Donna) Blotsky, West Fargo, and Ronald Blotsky, Steele; eight grandchildren, Gregory (Lori) Blotsky, Missoula, Mont., Mary (Jeff) Bock, Aberdeen, S.D., Gail (Ted) Landis, Phoenix, Luke Blotsky, Phoenix, Todd Blotsky, West Fargo, Teresa Blotsky, Fargo, Michael Blotsky, Fargo, and Patricia (Chad) Janko, Bismarck; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. He is survived by two sisters, Mary (Marie) Winters, Rapid City, S.D., and Emma Harmel, El Cajon, Calif.
Ray was preceded in death by his wife, Agnes (Winters) Blotsky; an infant son; an infant grandson; his parents; four brothers, Joseph, Jacob, John and Engelbert; a stepbrother, Phillip Engel; and three sisters, Anna Bachmeier, Veronica (Vera) Nagel and Katherine Ripplinger.
Ray was a lifetime member of St. Frances DeSales Catholic Church in Steele from 1949 to the present.
The family would like to give a special thank you to Ronald Blotsky for all the years that he took care of Dad in Steele. Also, a very special thank you to the staff at Sheyenne Crossings, they took very good care of Dad.
Online condolences may be sent at www.boulgerfuneralhome.com. (Boulger Funeral Home, Fargo)
Source: Bismarck Tribune, 12-15-2012
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church, Steele.
Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Steele.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at St. Francis DeSales Church, Steele, with a 5 p.m. prayer service.
Ray Blotsky was born Feb. 17, 1916, in Raleigh, the son of Romanus Blotsky Sr. and Bertha (Both) Blotsky. He was baptized on March 13, 1916, in St. Gertrude Catholic Church, Raleigh.
In 1931, Ray joined the CCC (Civil Conservation Corps) building dams, sidewalks and roads in the mountains in Idaho. During the depression, he worked for anyone who would give him a job. He signed up for the Army, but was deferred as they were needed for farmers (Soldiers on the Home Front).
Ray married Agnes Winters on June 2, 1938, in Bismarck. They farmed south of Raleigh until 1941, and worked on the Spicer Ranch north of Watauga, S.D. They also farmed east of Shields, before moving outside of Shields, where Ray operated a small Skelly Service Station for three years. In 1951, he moved his family to Steele, where he operated Ray's Skelly Station on the corner of Old Highway 10 and U.S. Highway 3. Ray also started the Skelly Oil Bulk Service and later purchased a soft serve-ice cream truck with food and called it "Chicken Delight." In 1973, his business moved to the north side of Interstate 94 and was called "The Rough-Rider Cafe Truck Stop" with an Indian Chief painted on the window of the restaurant — Ray had always been known as "The Chief." In 1978, Ray retired from the business.
Ray always had a place in his heart for the Native American Indian. You could tell by all the Indian memorabilia he had collected over the years.
Ray signed himself into the Heartview Treatment Center in 1986 and said "I saw the light and turned my life around and have lived a different life ever since". Sobriety has been my strength for 27 years.
After Ray retired, he started to exercise by riding his bike and four wheel biking around town. At the age of 70, Ray started running races in the 70-plus years class in many towns and states. Ray won 20 gold medals, 11 silver and nine bronze medals, plus three gold in the Prairie Rose Games, along with other medals and ribbons. He continued running, until the doctors told him he couldn't run in competition because of health issues.
In 2007, Ray moved to West Fargo to Sheyenne Crossing Assisted Living for one year then moved to full nursing care.
Ray is survived by three sons, Roger (Renee) Blotsky, Phoenix, Leo (Donna) Blotsky, West Fargo, and Ronald Blotsky, Steele; eight grandchildren, Gregory (Lori) Blotsky, Missoula, Mont., Mary (Jeff) Bock, Aberdeen, S.D., Gail (Ted) Landis, Phoenix, Luke Blotsky, Phoenix, Todd Blotsky, West Fargo, Teresa Blotsky, Fargo, Michael Blotsky, Fargo, and Patricia (Chad) Janko, Bismarck; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. He is survived by two sisters, Mary (Marie) Winters, Rapid City, S.D., and Emma Harmel, El Cajon, Calif.
Ray was preceded in death by his wife, Agnes (Winters) Blotsky; an infant son; an infant grandson; his parents; four brothers, Joseph, Jacob, John and Engelbert; a stepbrother, Phillip Engel; and three sisters, Anna Bachmeier, Veronica (Vera) Nagel and Katherine Ripplinger.
Ray was a lifetime member of St. Frances DeSales Catholic Church in Steele from 1949 to the present.
The family would like to give a special thank you to Ronald Blotsky for all the years that he took care of Dad in Steele. Also, a very special thank you to the staff at Sheyenne Crossings, they took very good care of Dad.
Online condolences may be sent at www.boulgerfuneralhome.com. (Boulger Funeral Home, Fargo)
Source: Bismarck Tribune, 12-15-2012
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