RAY, Helen 1908-2007

RAY, JUNEK, HASIK, STEWART DOWD, MATHER, FEIEREISEN, GANDY, BAHE

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 8/5/2012 at 16:25:30

CEDAR FALLS~ Helen Ray, 98, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, January 20, 2007, at the Western Home Communities Martin Center. Helen was born January 24, 1908, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Joseph and Christina (Junek) Hasik.

She married Thomas A. Ray October 22, 1929, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He died December 2, 1963. She had been Supervisor of Housekeeping for the University of Northern Iowa from 1964 to her retirement in 1972.

Surviving are; two daughters, Marlyn Stewart of Denver, Colorado, and Corinne (Jeffrey) Dowd of Racine, Wisconsin; a son, Gerald (Shirley) Ray of Mason City, Iowa; seven grandchildren; and 16 great grandchildren;

Preceding Helen in death were four sisters, Carrie Mather, Agnes Feiereisen, Sylvia Gandy and Lorene Bahe.

Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Western Home Communities Chapel with burial in Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Friends may call for an hour before service time on Wednesday at the chapel. Memorials maybe directed to Western Home Communities or Cedar Valley Hospice. Richardson Funeral Home is in Charge of arrangements.

Helen enjoyed dancing and music. She was devoted to her family and was proud of her Czech heritage.

[Source: Richardson Funeral Home, Cedar Falls, Iowa]

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