Raymond J Hamer, 11 Nov 1947 - 16 Mar 2011

HAMER, FRESH, SCHWARTING

Posted By: Gary Lillis (email)
Date: 3/21/2011 at 21:27:57

Source:Iowa Cremation Society.com

Raymond J. Hamer, 63, of 345 Leisure Blvd. NE, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital from cancer. Per Ray’s request, memorial services will be held at a later date. Iowa Cremation is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include his wife, Carolyn; two sons, Thomas (Spring) and Tim, both of Cedar Rapids; two brothers, Larry of Cedar Rapids and Richard of Marion; and a sister, Lee Schwarting of Williamsburg. He is also survived by a grandson, Domenik; niece, Becky of Oxford; and three nephews, Art Hamer of Iowa City and David and Dennis Hamer, both of Cedar Rapids.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Ray was born Nov. 11, 1947, in St. Paul, Minn., the son of Lloyd and Lorraine Hamer. He married Carolyn Fresh on Jan. 13, 1973, in Cedar Rapids. Ray was a machinist. He proudly served in two tours in the Navy during the Vietnam War.

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