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Raymond Durst
Raymond L. Durst, 91, of rural Fairchild, died Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at his home.
Raymond Lightfoot Durst, son of LeRoy and Jane (Lightfoot) Durst was born March 30, 1924 in rural Fairchild. Ray lived all of his life in Foster Township, rural Fairchild. He attended Lone Pine Country School and was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Fairchild. It was at the church that he was united in marriage to Ilene Fay Gorkowski on June 8, 1957. The couple farm and raised their 2 sons on the Durst family farm. After Ilene past away in April of 1977, Ray married Dorothea (Christman) Meier in Neillsville. Dorothea past away on Feb. 13, 2004. Ray had farmed until the late 1970’s, when he started employment with the Nelson Muffler Company in Neillsville, working there until his retirement. Ray had served as the Foster Township Assessor for many years. After his wife Ilene passed away, he took on her position as Foster Town Treasurer and he was also responsible for the township road grading and mowing along side the roadway. Ray was a United States Navy veteran. Through the years Ray had enjoyed camping and fishing, and also tackling various remodeling jobs and woodworking projects.
He will be deeply missed by his 2 sons, Darwin “Goose” Durst of Fairchild, Bradley and Teresa Durst of Osseo; 3 grandchildren, Michael, Kyle and Chelsie Durst; 2 great grandchildren, Briley and Korbin; step-son, Charles and Debra Meier of Hill Point, 3 step daughters, Patricia and John Iwaszczenko of Marshfield, Jane and Douglas Zank, Irene and Gene Hohenstein all of Neillsville; 13 step grandchildren and 23 step great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Leone Scholze of Black River Falls and Ella Jean Scholze of Rudolph.
Ray was also preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Virgil, Neil, James, and Ivan Durst, Ethel and Vivian Schutte, Eva Kurasz, Dorothy Sieg and Betty Marg.
Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 5, 2015 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Neillsville. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial with military rites conducted by the Osseo-Fairchild area veterans will be held in the Fairchild Cemetery. The family is assisted by the Anderson Funeral Home in Augusta.
