Raymond Joseph Garety
Raymond Garety Obituary
Mr. Raymond Joseph Garety, age 72, of Cass City, passed away at University of Arkansas School of Medical Science, Little Rock, AR on Tues., Jan., 4, 2011 after a long illness.
He was born June, 3, 1938, in Cass City, the son of the late John J. and Gertrude F. (Walker) Garety. On June 9, 1962 he married Delores Losik in San Jose, CA. Ray worked as a lineman and cable splicer for GTE, then for Bell Telephone of CA, then he returned to work for Verizon, retiring in 2003. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of St. Pancratius Catholic Church. Ray enjoyed working with his hands and collecting Legos and enjoyed time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
Surviving Ray is his wife of 48 years, Delores, children, Raymond J. Garety, II of Bay City, DeAngela (Ed) Worrell of Davison, Jonathan (Teri) Garety of Enon, OH, Christopher (Colleen) Garety of Jackson, Amelia M. (Dustin) Miller of Brighton and Maria E. (Josh) Freeman of Davison, 12 grandchildren, a brother, Edwin Garety of Toledo, OH and a sister, Rosemary Sams of Tucson, AZ.
Honoring Ray's wishes cremation has taken place and a memorial Mass will be celebrated Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 1:00 PM at St. Pancratius Catholic Church, 4292 Seeger St., Cass City. Fr. Paul Bala celebrant. Visiting will begin at 12noon. Memorials may be made to Speer Patient Support Fund, UAMS, 4302 W. Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205.
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June 3, 1938-January 4, 2011
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