Raymond C. HOOTS
HOOTS, HAMMJE, ONEIL, COX
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/18/2011 at 03:28:31
Obituary - Raymond C. HOOTS
Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
January 28, 2006MASON CITY - Raymond C. HOOTS, 90, of Mason City died Friday (Jan. 27, 2006) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 2502 S. Jefferson Ave., with the Rev. Joel DAHLEN officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be directed to the Raymond C. HOOTS Memorial Fund.
Raymond C. HOOTS was born on June 22, 1915, in Rockwell, the son of Fred and Eliza (HAMMJE) HOOTS. He attended Rockwell Schools. Raymond farmed for many years with his father.
He was united in marriage to Genevieve O'NEIL on Sept. 6, 1942, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Rockwell. They farmed for 27 years around Mason City and Garner. In 1970, Raymond and Genevieve moved to Mason City. He was employed at Armour Company for several years.
Raymond enjoyed fishing, hunting and going on trips. He also had a unique hobby of restoring antique furniture and making clocks.
Raymond was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church.
Raymond is survived by his sister, Emma COX, of Cedar Ridge, Colo., and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Genevieve in 2002; a brother, Herman; and three sisters, Dorothy Coe, Martha Holt and Anna M. COX.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924. www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2011
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