Raymond Keith Samuels 1934 - 2017

SAMUELS, HUPP, LAUE

Posted By: Pam (email)
Date: 8/16/2018 at 08:44:02

thehawkeye.com
Burlington, Iowa

Raymond Samuels

Raymond Keith ‘Skeet’ Samuels, age 82, of Wapello, died Thursday evening, January 19, 2017, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. The son of Raymond Henry and Alice May Hupp Samuels, he was born on January 31, 1934 in Morning Sun. He married Marceline G. Laue on June 16, 1956 in Burlington. She preceded him in death on January 16, 2007.

Keith graduated from Wapello High School followed by his service in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a farmer in rural Wapello. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge #19 in Wapello and the former Louisa County Longbeards. Skeet enjoyed hunting, fishing, square dancing, playing cards and baseball, travelling, and was an avid Cubs fan.

His family includes his son, Eric & Darla Samuels of Wapello; his grandson, Seth Samuels of Wapello; siblings, Jack & Shirley Samuels of Wapello, Doris Samuels MacEachern of Wapello, and Larry & Dorothy Samuels of Sigourney; and two sisters-in-law, Laura Samuels of Muscatine and Mary Samuels of Wapello. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marceline; and two brothers, William and Lester.

The funeral ceremony for Keith ‘Skeet’ Samuels will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello with Rev. Pam Kranzler officiating. Burial will follow at the Wapello Cemetery with military rites by the Wapello VFW Glenn Allen Post 5166.

A fellowship lunch will follow at the Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church in Wapello.

Friends may call from 3:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home where the family will meet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

Memorial gifts will benefit the Louisa County Fair Foundation, the Louisa County 4H, and the Wapello Rescue Unit.