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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