Tweed, Ray Lyle (1936-2011)
TWEED, HOVLAND, JOHNSON, RETLAND, BANWART, ARNESON, APPEL, ALDEN, DEWALL, THIES, HAROLDSON, TWITO, THOMPSON, WIELE, BOLTON
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 11/3/2011 at 18:52:34
Ray Lyle Tweed
(January 25, 1936 - October 20, 2011)Ray Lyle Tweed, 75, of Lake Mills, passed away Thursday, October 20 2011, at the Good Samarian Center in Forest City after fighting a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Ray was born January 25, 1936, in Forest City, Iowa, the son of Joseph Harry and Opal (Hovland) Tweed. Later that year, the family moved to a farm north of Lake Mills, Iowa. Ray attended country school and graduated from Lake Mills High School. Following graduation, he served his county by enlisting in the Army.
On February 10, 1956, Ray married Barbara Johnson at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Scarville, Iowa. They lived in Downers Grove, Illinois, while Ray finished his military obligation. They, then, moved back to the Lake Mills area where Ray farmed and started his career as a carpenter. In 1974, they moved to the family farm north of Lake Mills where Ray lived until entering the Good Samaritan Center in February 2011. Together Ray and Barbara raised four children. Ray was a member of Salem Lutheran Church where he served on several committees and as an usher. He took special joy in his grandchildren as well as in watching football, reading Louis L'Amour novels, playing cards, fishing and creating with wood. He will be remembered as a great family man, carpenter, and friend who was always willing to help out someone in need.
Ray is survived by his wife, Barbara, of Lake Mills, Iowa; four children, Beverly Retland, of Forest City, Iowa, Debra (Brian) Banwart, of Garner, Iowa, Rebecca (Dave) Arneson, of Joice, Iowa, and Lynn Tweed, of Fayetteville, North Carolina; eight grandchildren, Lance Corporal Ethan Retland, of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Matthew Retland, of Forest City, Iowa, Brent Banwart, of Austin, Minnesota, Tyler Banwart, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Danielle Appel, of Burnsville, Minnesota, AJ Appel, of Brookings, South Dakota, Drew Appel, of Edina, Minnesota, and Trent Tweed, of Ames, Iowa. He is also survived by two sisters, Dorothy Alden, of Dougherty, Iowa, and Bonnie DeWall, of Mason City, Iowa; and by two brothers, Roger (Lib) Tweed, of Cold Springs, Minnesota, and Michael (Jeannine) Tweed, of Thompson, Iowa; three sisters-in-law, Arlie (Al) Thies, JoAnn (Ron) Haroldson, and Bev Twito; and one brother-in-law, Robert (Ardis) Johnson, along with many nieces and nephews.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Leona Thompson, Yvonne Wiele, and Gayle Bolton; three brothers, Deward Tweed, Don Earl Tweed, and Dean Tweed; six brothers-in-law, Dale Thompson, Raymond Bolton, Fred Wiele, Hartley Alden, Don DeWall, and Don Twito; and a sister-in-law, Iris Tweed.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, October 24, 2011, at Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills with Pastor David E. Jordan officiating. Interment will be at the Salem Memorial Cemetery immediately following the service. Military rites will be conducted at graveside by Otto/Chose American Legion Post #235. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, Sunday, October 23, 2011, at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 East Main Street, Lake Mills, Iowa 50450.
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