Albert "George" Earl Raymond, Sr. 1927 - 1987

RAYMOND, GROTHE, HEISTAND

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Date: 3/1/2014 at 18:36:09

Onawa Democrat, Onawa, (Monona), Iowa, 1 Oct 1987:

ALBERT “GEORGE” EARL RAYMOND, SR.

Albert “George” Earl Raymond, Sr., 59, of Onawa, Iowa, died Friday, September 25, 1987, at Burgess Memorial Hospital in Onawa following a brief illness.

He was born November 11, 1927, at Little Sioux, Iowa, to Frank and Bessie (Grothe) Raymond, Sr. He attended Little Sioux Public Schools. On June 19, 1946, he married Bernadine Heistand at Onawa. He was a life-long farmer and truck driver in the Little Sioux and Onawa area. The couple had been residents of Onawa since 1965. He enjoyed hunting and fishing as a hobby.

Survivors include: his wife, Bernadine; three sons, Ronald of Onawa, Albert “Earl” of Lakewood, Colo. and Edwin of Sioux City; five daughters, Mrs. Mike (Linda) Hart of Indian Hills, Colo., Mrs. Douglas (Peggy) Bales of Sioux City, Mrs. Lee (Cheryl) Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Clifford (Lorrie) Keller, both of Onawa, and Mrs. Randy (Rhonda) Wiedt of LaMesa, Calif.; his mother, Bessie Disney of Gold Hill, Oregon; two brothers, Frank Jr. of Little Sioux and Ellis of Dadeville, Mo.; two sisters, Martha Smith of Seal Beach, Calif. and Margaret Heitz of Gold Hill, Oregon; and fifteen grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Graveside services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 28, 1987, at Graceland Cemetery at Blencoe, Iowa, with Rev. Everett Epperson officiating.

Bearers were Larry Mings, Floyd Campbell, Hugh Grimes, Dave Watson, Tom Vaughn and Kenneth Stangel.

Interment was in Graceland Cemetery with arrangements by the Pearson Funeral Home, Onawa, Iowa.

LIFE’S CLOCK

The Clock of Life is wound but once,

And no man has the power
To tell just where the hands will stop

At late or early hour.

To lose one’s wealth is sad indeed,

To lose one’s health is more,
To lose one’s soul is such a loss

As no man can restore.

The present only is our own;

Live, love, toil with a will.
Place no faith in tomorrow,

For the Clock may then be still.