Raymond B. Romsey (1922-2010)

ROMSEY, BERHOW, OLSON, KEPLEY, STARK, KNIEPS, JONES

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 6/2/2010 at 09:41:58

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Friday, May 28, 2010.

Raymond B. Romsey, 88, of Story City, died Thursday, May 27, 2010, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Story City. Burial will be held prior to the service at South St. Petri Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, at Soderstrum Funeral Home in Story City.

Ray was born April 28, 1922, in Story City, to John and Carrie (Berhow) Romsey. He married Alice C. Olson Oct. 9, 1946. She died July 20, 2009.

Ray is survived by two daughters, Lorie Kepley, of Ames, and Trudi Stark, of Nevada; two sons, Kirk (Helen) Romsey, of Ames, and Kevin (Kandy) Romsey, of Gilbert; son-in-law, Bill Knieps, of Michigan; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Millie Olson, of Story City; brother, Laverne “Gus” (Colleen) Romsey, of Clarion; and two sisters-in-law, Frankie Romsey and Loraine Romsey, both of Story City.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; daughter, Janie Knieps; three brothers, Joseph, Thomas and Milford; infant sister, Clara June; and sister, Sylvia Jones.

In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established in his name.

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