Obit: Springer, Raymond James (1951 - 2015)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Springer, Kucia, Yu, Johnson, Noah, Decker

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 12/16/2015

Springer, Raymond James (29 March 1951 - 11 December 2015)

Raymond J. Springer, 64, of Greenwood died Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield.

Raymond James Springer was born March 29, 1951, in Chicago, IL, the son of Raymond W. and Rose Marie (Kucia) Springer. He attended Catholic School in Chicago through the fifth grade and confirmation, and then his family moved to Adams-Friendship, where he graduated from high school. He then went on to Mid-State Technical College where he graduated in auto mechanics and worked as a Ford mechanic for many years. Raymond love hunting, fishing and trapping and also collected guns. He eventually moved to Greenwood.

He is survived by his mother, Rose Marie, of Tampa, FL; sons: Jason (Melissa Yu) Springer of Merrill, Jeremy (Mary Johnson) Springer of Neillsville, Justin (Dawn Noah) Springer of Neillsville and Raymond (Melissa Decker) of Greenwood; and 11 grandchildren.

Raymond was preceded in death by his father, Raymond W. Springer.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Online condolences may be made at www.geschefh.com.  The Gesche Funeral Home is assisting Raymond’s family with funeral arrangements.