Raymond
Wicks, 89
Bagley
- Raymond Wicks, 89, died on Sunday, December
21, 2003 at his home in Bagley.
Mass
of Christian Burial will be 
at
2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27, at St. Francis Xavier
Catholic Church in Oklee, with Father John
Kleinwachter officiating. Casket bearers include
Loren Julin, Raymond Lessard, Don LaCoursiere, Dave
Kankel, Lyle Erickson and Bob Asselin. Interment
will be in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Oklee.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Dec.
26, at Johnson Funeral Home in Oklee, with a 7 p.m.
prayer service on Friday evening and at the church
for one hour prior to services on Saturday.
Raymond
"Buster" Melvin Wicks was born on December 13, 1914
in Plummer, the son of Paul and Ida (Lundquist)
Wicks. He was baptized and confirmed in the
Catholic Faith and attended Country School near
Plummer. He served in the United States Air Force
from 1941 to 1944.
Raymond
was united in marriage to Bernyce Asselin on June
11, 1946 in Oklee, by Father Patnode. They managed
"The Club" Restaurant in Oklee and he also worked
at the creamery in Oklee at the same time. In 1952
he went to work at the Dockyards in Alaska. After
returning to Oklee Ray went to work as a
steamfitter and pipe fitter, until his retirement
in 1977.
Ray
enjoyed hunting, trapping, liked carpentry work and
fixing things. He liked "Search-A-Word" and playing
cards with his friends in "The Villages" and loved
to spend time with his family, especially his kids
and grandkids. He enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, singing,
telling jokes and had a very good attitude.
He
was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
and the Pipe fitter Union Local 126.
Survivors
include three children, Kathleen (Lyle) Erickson of
Solway, Michael (Lorna) Wicks of Oklee, and Jeffrey
Wicks of Fargo, N.D.; nine grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; a brother George of Great
Falls, Mont. one sister, Eva Campbell of Green Bay,
Wis.; brother-in-law, Harold Utech of Moose Lake;
and all of his special Friends at the "The
Villages".
He
was preceded in death by his wife in 1998; his
parents; brothers and sisters: Harry, Sonny, Marie,
Leona and Helen.
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