Kenneth
Bray, 90
Ogema
- Kenneth E. Bray, 90, died Monday, February
12, 2001 at St. Mary's Nursing Home in Detroit
Lakes.
Mass
of Christian burial was held at 10 a.m. on
Saturday, February 17 at Most Holy Redeemer
Catholic Church in Ogema. Interment was in the
church cemetery with David-Donehower Funeral Home
of Detroit Lakes in charge of the arrangements.
Kenneth
Eugene Bray was born on December 30, 1910 near
Ogema, the son of Peter and Eugenia (Bisson) Bray.
He was raised and educated near Ogema.
On
September 26, 1935 he married Julia Simon at Ogema.
He worked for Burlington Northern Railroad from
1933 to 1939 and for Soo Line Railroad from 1939
until 1975. Following his retirement from the
railroad, he did custodial work at White Earth
tribal offices, operated a strawberry patch near
Ogema and was the caretaker for Most Holy Redeemer
Catholic Church. Julia died in 1997.
Kenneth
is survived by seven sons, Donald (Annette) of
North Pole, Alaska, Merelyn (Judy) of Grand Rapids,
Virgil (Mary) of Hastings, Carroll (Kristie) of
Holland, Mich., LeRoy of Ogema, Michael (Amelia) of
Waubun, and Mark (Christina) of Gig Harbor, Wash.;
two daughters, Germaine (Leo) Riegert of Waubun and
Katherine (Dan) Hoffman of Crookston; 40
grandchildren; and 26
great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by his wife; a son, Kenneth
Jr.; a daughter, Stella; and eight brothers and
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