Published July 15, 2016 - Press Enterprise
Walter H. Ray, 78, of Danville, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at his residence with his family by his side.
Born Feb. 23, 1938, in Middletown, Conn., a son of the late Joseph H. and Julia (Nichols) Ray, Walter attended East Hampton schools. He worked for G&B Specialties in Berwick. He enjoyed gardening, bowling and fishing.
Walter was also preceded in death by a sister, Cora Kerry.
Walter is survived by his wife, the former Esmerelda D. Woodside, whom he married Sept. 3, 1972; two sons: Joseph Ray and his wife, Stacy, of East Hampton, Conn.; Jeffrey Ray and his wife, Kristi, of Danville; six daughters: Linda Ray of Albany, N.Y.; Elizabeth and her husband, William Stephman, East Hampton, Conn.; April Mecurio of Middletown, Conn.; Melinda and her husband, Kenneth Brown, of Pittsfield, Mass.; Tina and her husband, Dan Reilly, and Deborah and her husband, Gary Wertman, both of Danville; 21 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and two sisters: Elsie Beach of Cromwell, Conn.; and Augusta and her husband, William Turner, of Maine.
Memorial service will be Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Jerseytown United Methodist Church, 9 White Hall Rd., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 with Pastor Leslie Halchak. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
Walter H. Ray, 78, of Danville, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at his residence with his family by his side.
Born Feb. 23, 1938, in Middletown, Conn., a son of the late Joseph H. and Julia (Nichols) Ray, Walter attended East Hampton schools. He worked for G&B Specialties in Berwick. He enjoyed gardening, bowling and fishing.
Walter was also preceded in death by a sister, Cora Kerry.
Walter is survived by his wife, the former Esmerelda D. Woodside, whom he married Sept. 3, 1972; two sons: Joseph Ray and his wife, Stacy, of East Hampton, Conn.; Jeffrey Ray and his wife, Kristi, of Danville; six daughters: Linda Ray of Albany, N.Y.; Elizabeth and her husband, William Stephman, East Hampton, Conn.; April Mecurio of Middletown, Conn.; Melinda and her husband, Kenneth Brown, of Pittsfield, Mass.; Tina and her husband, Dan Reilly, and Deborah and her husband, Gary Wertman, both of Danville; 21 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and two sisters: Elsie Beach of Cromwell, Conn.; and Augusta and her husband, William Turner, of Maine.
Memorial service will be Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Jerseytown United Methodist Church, 9 White Hall Rd., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 with Pastor Leslie Halchak. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
Published July 15, 2016 - Press Enterprise
Walter H. Ray, 78, of Danville, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at his residence with his family by his side.
Born Feb. 23, 1938, in Middletown, Conn., a son of the late Joseph H. and Julia (Nichols) Ray, Walter attended East Hampton schools. He worked for G&B Specialties in Berwick. He enjoyed gardening, bowling and fishing.
Walter was also preceded in death by a sister, Cora Kerry.
Walter is survived by his wife, the former Esmerelda D. Woodside, whom he married Sept. 3, 1972; two sons: Joseph Ray and his wife, Stacy, of East Hampton, Conn.; Jeffrey Ray and his wife, Kristi, of Danville; six daughters: Linda Ray of Albany, N.Y.; Elizabeth and her husband, William Stephman, East Hampton, Conn.; April Mecurio of Middletown, Conn.; Melinda and her husband, Kenneth Brown, of Pittsfield, Mass.; Tina and her husband, Dan Reilly, and Deborah and her husband, Gary Wertman, both of Danville; 21 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and two sisters: Elsie Beach of Cromwell, Conn.; and Augusta and her husband, William Turner, of Maine.
Memorial service will be Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Jerseytown United Methodist Church, 9 White Hall Rd., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 with Pastor Leslie Halchak. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
Walter H. Ray, 78, of Danville, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at his residence with his family by his side.
Born Feb. 23, 1938, in Middletown, Conn., a son of the late Joseph H. and Julia (Nichols) Ray, Walter attended East Hampton schools. He worked for G&B Specialties in Berwick. He enjoyed gardening, bowling and fishing.
Walter was also preceded in death by a sister, Cora Kerry.
Walter is survived by his wife, the former Esmerelda D. Woodside, whom he married Sept. 3, 1972; two sons: Joseph Ray and his wife, Stacy, of East Hampton, Conn.; Jeffrey Ray and his wife, Kristi, of Danville; six daughters: Linda Ray of Albany, N.Y.; Elizabeth and her husband, William Stephman, East Hampton, Conn.; April Mecurio of Middletown, Conn.; Melinda and her husband, Kenneth Brown, of Pittsfield, Mass.; Tina and her husband, Dan Reilly, and Deborah and her husband, Gary Wertman, both of Danville; 21 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and two sisters: Elsie Beach of Cromwell, Conn.; and Augusta and her husband, William Turner, of Maine.
Memorial service will be Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Jerseytown United Methodist Church, 9 White Hall Rd., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 with Pastor Leslie Halchak. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
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