Sanders, Raymond

1925 - 2017  (91 years)

• Name	Sanders, Raymond
  Birth	11 Apr 1925	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1940 Census	1940	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Lester Sanders38 Veronica Sanders33 Raymond Sanders15 listed as son, but the father Les was not married at the 1930 census? Mary C Sanders5 Norene Sanders2 Thomas Sanders1
  Military Service	Aft 1943
  WWII, US Navy
  	Sanders, Raymond Military
  Death	8 Apr 2017	King, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	13 Apr 2017
  APC
  Raymond J. Sanders passed away at The Wisconsin Home for Veterans at King on April 8, 2017, of natural causes. He was born on April 11, 1925, to Lester Sanders and Veronica Reichel Sanders in Kaukauna Wisconsin. Ray married Elizabeth Micke on Thanksgiving Day November 24, 1949 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Hollandtown. Shortly after Pearl Harbor Ray enlisted in the Navy. He served on the aircraft carrier USS Kula Gulf in the south Pacific where he participated in the invasion of Saipan. He was briefly activated for the Korean Police Action as well. He was a long serving member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. It was said that Ray knew the price of a tap beer in every American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Club from northern Wisconsin through southern Texas. He was a long standing member of the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and The Teamster Unions and a great lover of University of Wisconsin sports. Bucky Badger was a constant in Ray's life as was his public service. He was continuously assisting others whether it was his church, friends with electrical work or simply entertainment. He served for decades as a member of the Little Chute Volunteer Fire Department and he also served as the Municipal Justice of Little Chute for 28 years. Ray is survived by his children: Charlie (Tina) Sanders of Madison; Ellen (Mike) Tennessen of Kaukauna; Mark (Cynthia) Sanders of Appleton; Lynn (Bill) Barclay of Round Rock, Texas; Anne (Jerry) Renard of Seymour; and Andy (Karen) Sanders of Little Chute; sister, Noreen Vaubel; and sister-in-law, Jeannette Micke. He is further survived by 19 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Ray was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Elizabeth "Betty" Micke Sanders; brothers, Donald and Thomas (Mary Ellen) Sanders; sister Mary Catherine (Neil) Hietpas; and brother-in-law, Merle Vaubel. He was also preceded in death by additional sisters and brothers-in-law: Sr. Mary Grace Micke, Agnes (John Reichel & Louis Michler), Catherine "Kitty" Micke, Marion (Gib) Broeren, Gertrude (Clayton) Van Dyke, Mildred (Orrin) Romenesko, Joseph (Irmine) Micke, Leo Micke, Sylvester Micke, Alphonse Micke and Jack (Audrey Kruse) Micke. Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Veteran and avid raconteur Raymond Sanders's visitation will be held June 12, 2017 at ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE CHURCH (323 Pine St. Little Chute) beginning at 9:00 a.m. until time of Mass at 11:00 a.m. The Rev. Ronald Belitz will officiate. Military rites will immediately follow. Committal at St. John Cemetery. Please consider a memorial donation in Ray's honor. All donations will go to non-profits assisting injured veterans. To sign the guest book, please visit oconellfh.com. For their kindness, friendship, professional care and stalwart support the Sanders Family would like to thank the staff of the Wisconsin Home for Veterans at King. Also, thank you to the ThedaCare at Home Hospice staff for the compassionate care they provided to Dad in his final days.
  Burial	St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I44496	1FamilyTree | VicH_andDianeBrochtrup, AnnSchwarzHeiman85709, ClarkVerbockel195286
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Sanders, Celestin Peter "Les",   b. 31 Mar 1902, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 26 Jan 1977, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Mother	Reichel, Veronica,   b. 14 Nov 1906, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 18 Aug 1967, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F30785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Micke, Elizabeth,   b. 3 Mar 1929, Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA d. 22 Mar 2013 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1949	St. Francis Catholic Church, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Sanders, Barbara   2. Sanders, Ellen   3. Sanders, Mark   4. Sanders, Lynn   5. Sanders, Anne   6. Sanders, Andrew
  Family ID	F14322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2013

  
  

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