Obit: Fritsche, Raymond J. (1928 - 2000)

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Surnames: FRITSCHE GAVIN OLSEWSKI SCHOFIELD YUNEK MENKE FREE

----Source: Star News, Mar. 22, 2000

Raymond Fritsche (1928-2000)

Raymond J. Fritsche, 71, Cape Coral, Fla., died Saturday, Feb. 12 at Lee Memorial Hospital. 

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at St. Andrew Catholic Church.

Raymond Fritsche was born in July of 1928 at Dorchester to the late Herman and Veronica Fritsche. He graduated from Dorchester High School, Clark County, WI in 1946. He was manager of Clark Super gas station in Wausau before moving to Cape Coral 20 years ago. He then worked in the garden center of Home Depot in North Fort Meyers, Fla.

He was a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church. He enjoyed fishing, photography, and telling a good joke.

He is survived by two daughters, Barbara Gavin and Vicki (Fred) Olsewski, both of Cape Coral one son, Michael, Cape Coral one brother, Franklin (Alice), Schofield one sister, Agnes (Ben) Yunek, Merrill two grandchildren and special companion Phyllis Menke. 

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Marie Free in 1963.