Raymond Richard Weber

CLERGY
Rev. Gordon Harris
MUSIC
Organist - Shirley Orth
Congregational Hymns
“Amazing Grace”
“Rock of Ages”
“How Great Thou Art”
Soloist - Linda Kronaizl
“The Lord’s Prayer”
CASKETBEARERS
Ray’s Grandchildren
Raymond Richard Weber was born on Wednesday, July 8, 1914 to John and Lizzie (Gall) Weber on the family homestead north of Lesterville, South Dakota. He was baptized and a member of the rural Petersburg Congregational Church and attended rural North Star School. His great-grandfather, Peter Weber, was instrumental in building both the church and the schoolhouse. Upon completion of 8th grade, Ray began on his road to several successful businesses, beginning with farming, trucking, gas station operation and custom combining. He eventually found his niche in the livestock sale barn business and also became a very successful auctioneer. Ray was united in marriage to Helen Mueller on April 16, 1939 at Grace Lutheran Church in Menno and began life as a family man, with six children arriving in the next ten years. Ray was a wonderful father and active community member. Ray and Helen established the area 4-H club. Ray was active in the Lion’s Club, South Dakota Beef Council, the local baseball league, volunteer fire department, school board and church council. He was also a member of the Germans from Russia Society. His greatest role in the community in his later years was as a guide and mentor to younger livestock farmers – a role he truly enjoyed. He bought the Avon Sale Barn in 1964, and they moved to Avon in 1967. In 1977, they sold the Sale Barn and built a new home in Avon, which was completed in 1980. In July of 2005, Ray and Helen became residents of the Good Samaritan Society of Scotland, and it is there that he passed away on Monday, September 20, 2010 at the age of 96 years, two months and twelve days.
Ray’s memory will live forever in the hearts of his six children: Charlotte Wittmeier of Plainfield, Illinois, Wayne Weber of Costa Mesa, California, Lonnie Weber of Santa Cruz, California, Lynette (Paul) Klein of Des Moines, Iowa, Joyce (Ron) Parmley of West Union, Iowa, and Marlene Taney of Seaside, Oregon; thirteen grandchildren: Valerie Potter, Julie (Lyndon) Evans, Renee (Doug) Montgomery, Nathan Weber, Joseph Weber, Jacob Weber, Jason Klein, Matthew Klein, Stephen Klein, Roni Sue (Dwane) Koch, Randy (Christina) Parmley, Jessica Parmley, and Benjamin (Michelle) Taney; eleven great-grandchildren: Emily Kohls, Audrey Montgomery, Rhys Evans, Bret Evans, Paden Klein, Stephanie Koch, Kayleigh Koch, Tiffanie Koch, Nathan Parmley, Jackson Parmley and Hayleigh Taney; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Ray was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Helen Weber, on January 13th of this year, his parents, John and Lizzie Weber, two sisters, Olive Becker and Alta Diede, a brother, Alvin Weber, and two siblings in infancy.