Raymond M GIERE

1929 - 2017  (87 years)

• Name	Raymond M GIERE
  Birth	19 Apr 1929	Dunn County, Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Mar 2017	Dunn County, Wisconsin
  Burial	Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery, Dunn County, Wisconsin
  Notes	Raymond M. Giere, 87, of Wheeler passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017, at The Neighbors of Dunn County, Menomonie. Raymond was born April 19, 1929, in Wheeler, to Martin and Mabel (Holtan) Giere. He attended North Elementary School and graduated from Menomonie High School. After high school, he worked on the family farm. In Aug. 1954, Raymond married Catherine Schoenoff. They were blessed with four children. Ray delivered bottled milk for Maple Hill Dairy, worked at Berg’s Automotive and retired from U.W. Stout where he worked as custodian, but he was always a farmer at heart. Ray loved his garden, especially his strawberries, raspberries and tomatoes. He enjoyed hunting, and fishing and was a good neighbor, always willing to help however he could. He was also a member of Forest Center Church of the Nazarene. Raymond is survived by one son, Larry (Jayette) Giere of Menomonie; two daughters, Laura Ellingboe of Eau Claire and Becky (David) Clark of Boyceville; eleven grandchildren, Justin Scherer, Michelle (Jeremy) Lee, Travis Giere, Jesse (Teresa) Giere, Russell Giere, Elizabeth Ellingboe, Elanna Ellingboe, Catelynn Clark, Kevin Clark, Kenny Clark and Christa Clark; nine great-grandchildren; three sisters, Arlene Jenson of Mountain Home, Ark., Geraldine Mense of Rice Lake, and Marilynne Johnson of Eagle Grove, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Russell Peterson of Fond du Lac, Wis.; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Debra Leslie; a grandson, Jay Scherer; five sisters, Margaret Riedel, Ida Lausted, Stella Hanse, Jeanette Johnson and Audrey Peterson; two brothers, Vernon Giere and Roger Giere; four brothers-in-law, William Riedel, Walter Lausted, Lennart Johnson and Richard Hansen. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 3, 2017, at Forest Center Church of the Nazarene in the Town of Spring Brook, Dunn Co., with Pastor Clifford Larrabee officiating. There will be visitation from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Olson Funeral Home, Menomonie, and one hour prior to the service Monday at the church. Burial will be in Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery in the Town of Hay River, Dunn Co.
  Person ID	I26557	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Martin GIERE,   b. 29 Jul 1885, Mower County, Minnesota d. 10 Mar 1977, Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Mabel Annette HOLTAN,   b. 3 Jun 1895, Dodge County, Minnesota d. 24 Feb 1968, Wheeler, Dunn County, Wisconsin (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	28 Aug 1913	Dodge County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F23604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine SCHOENOFF,   b. 1939   d. 15 Oct 1990, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	7 Aug 1954
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  	Raymond was not listed as one of her survivors.
  Children	1. Debra Jean Marie GIERE,   b. 16 Jan 1955, Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin d. 23 Jun 2006, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F18635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2023