Raymond E. Betz

Lilah Crowe2021-10-12T13:49:38-05:00

Name: Raymond E. Betz
Location of Birth: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Date of Birth: January 12, 1922
Date of Death: August 16, 1998 (76 years old)
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Highest Rank: CPL (Corporal)
Branch: Army
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World War II

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Ray was a lifetime resident of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

He was a member of the Itasca Disabled American Veterans, the Grand Rapids Fire Department for 22 years, retiring in 1972 as chief. He worked for School District #318 as a school bus driver for 20 years. He was a member of Moose Lodge No. 2023 and Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 2469, both of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

Surviving relatives include his wife, Charlotte; son Tom; daughters Gail Hunsucker, Diane Betz, Lynn Roerick, JoAnn Nielsen, and Bobbie Jenkins; sisters, Dorothy Brace and Vivian Beaudet; brother Roger; and twelve grandchildren.

Preceding him in death was a son, James In 1972; and brothers, Floyd and Bill.

Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-G-22-2-0)

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