Ray C. Voss, age 80, of Cambridge passed away unexpectedly at his home June 16, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, June 24th at Salem Lutheran Church in Dalbo. A time for visiting will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Lunch will follow the service.
Raymond “Ray” Charles Voss was born May 5, 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota to Vern and Clara (Schultz) Voss. He was raised with his seven siblings on farms in the Ogilvie area and graduated from Ogilvie High School in 1960. On June 8, 1963, Ray married Patricia (Seline) and they were blessed with two daughters, Terri and Karen. After 30 years of marriage, they divorced. Ray worked in both shipping and ballistics at Federal Cartridge for 36 years. In addition, Ray operated a beef cattle and crop farm. He enjoyed his land immensely: deer hunting, snowmobiling, four-wheeling, raising cattle and cutting wood. Ray loved visiting- especially with his EC’s (gas station) morning coffee friends, his Riverwood Village neighbors, his former classmates and coworkers, his family and anyone he happened to run in to. He liked classic cars, old-time country music, reading, Westerns, country drives, John Deere tractors, threshing shows and auctions (which resulted in him collecting way too much stuff!). Most of all, Ray was a proud, loving father and grandfather. He was a very special guy and will be dearly missed.
Ray is survived by his daughters, Terri (Patrick) Gerold and Karen Voss (Dan); brothers, Larry (Eileen), Bill (Sharon), Dennis (Rose) and Jerry (Peggy); sister, Judy (Steve) Taylor; sister-in-law, Carolyn; four grandchildren, Mitch (Amanda), Chase (Miranda), Tess (Mark) and Calli (Aaron); great-granddaughters, Clara and Willa; special friend Pat Larson; and by many other relatives and friends. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Henry and Clifford.
Gosh, Ray was a unique individual. No surprise there! My memory is that he loved spending time with mom & dad, They encouraged him to take early retirement. I’m sure mom & dad helped Ray & Henry to be okay with the timing of their passing to eternal life. Sad that Ray’s gone, but he’s with 3 people that meant a lot to him too.
Always a smile on Ray’s face. I haven’t seen him for a couple years, but he & his family will always be in my heart.
So sorry to hear of this. We hope you find comfort in the memories you have shared with him. He has always been so nice to us as neighbors.
A good friend, we would meet at EC’s and have good conversations. Always a big smile !