Obit: Schimon, Raymond A. (1936 - 2016)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Albamonte, Coates, DeLand, Devooght, Hessefort, Juza, Schimon, Stefancin

----Source: The Star News (Medford, WI) 1/26/2016

Schimon, Raymond “Ray” A. (2 MAR 1936 - 25 JAN 2016)

Town of Goodrich resident Raymond “Ray” A. Schimon, 79, died Monday, Jan. 25 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital where he had been a patient for the past three days.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 30 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford with Father Phil Juza and Deacon Joseph Stefancin officiating. Interment of his cremated remains will take place at Molitor Catholic Cemetery, town of Molitor at a later date.

Visitation will be held at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford from 9 a.m. until the time of services on Jan. 30. Jerry Albamonte will serve as an honorary pallbearer with Brad, Randy, Kenneth and Terry Schimon active pallbearers.

Ray Schimon was born on March 2, 1936 at Chicago, Ill. to John and Margaret (Devooght) Schimon. He attended Chicago, Ill. elementary schools and was a graduate of Lane Technical High School, Chicago, Ill. He was married on Feb. 3, 1971 at Upper Michigan to Frances “Fran” D. Coates and she survives.

After his education he worked lifelong with autos. He resided in Chicago where he taught auto mechanics and also worked at Western Electric until moving to the Town of Goodrich in 1971. There he farmed and owned/operated Schimon’s Goodrich Auto Body until retirement.

He enjoyed woodworking, spending time with his family, carpentry work, gardening and being outdoors. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford.

In addition to his wife, his is survived by his children, Brad (Marie) Schimon and Mary Hessefort both of Goodrich, Randy (Linda) Schimon of Tacoma, Wash., Kenneth (Madeleine) Schimon of Graham, Wash., Terry (Rhonda) Schimon of University Place, Wash. and Cindy (Steve) DeLand of Puyallup, Wash.; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; siblings Ronald Schimon of Medford and Rejean Schimon of Chicago, Ill.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son Jeffery Schimon in 2010; son-in-law James Hessefort in 2009 and brothers Robert and Richard Schimon.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be given to the family for a future designation.

For online condolences, please visit www.hemerfuneralservice.com.

 

 


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