Bockelman, Raymond A. 1921-2011

BOCKELMAN, WILKEN, BAKKER

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Date: 2/9/2012 at 04:19:34

Bockelman, Raymond A.
Home Town: Hawarden, Iowa
Deceased Date: Thursday, September 22, 2011
Service: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Address: St. Mary's Catholic Church1121 Ave L Hawarden, Iowa 　
Obituary: HAWARDEN, IOWA-
Raymond Bockelman, 90, of Hawarden, died suddenly on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at his home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden with Father Roger Linnan officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 4 p.m. Monday at the Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. Monday at the church.
Raymond A. Bockelman was born August 26, 1921 near Chatsworth, Iowa, the son of Tony and Meta (Wilken) Bockelman. He grew up in the Chatsworth-Westfield area attending school grades 1-9 in Westfield.
He married Betty Bakker January 20, 1948 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden. After marriage, Ray and Betty farmed in the Hawarden area. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, and the Eagles Club. Ray had a love for the farm land. He loved the black and white of holsteins, and the green of the John Deere.
Survivors include his wife, Betty; children, Pat (Don) Von Hagel of Enid, Oklahoma, Kathy (Gary) Hoppe of Correctionville, Iowa, Mike (Linda) Bockelman and Tom (Lori) Bockelman of Hawarden, and Lisa Liston (Ron Johnson) of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; 3 grandchildren; 6 step grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; 14 step great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Shirley Bockelman of Hawarden.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, Tony and Meta; three brothers, Lloyd, Clarence, and Gerald; and a daughter, Teresa Rae.
Source: Porter Funeral Home, Hawarden, IA., obit.