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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Raymond Albert Stevens
Raymond Albert
Stevens
Feb 12, 1926 — Sep 12, 2009
Raymond Albert Stevens' Obituary
Raymond A Stevens 83, of Rapid City passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009 at the Fort Meade LTC.
A graveside service will be 11:00am Friday, September 18, 2009 at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. The Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard, and Army National Guard at Camp Rapid will provide military honors. Please join the family for a reception 12:30pm at Somerset Court 4001 Derby Lane in Rapid City.
Raymond Albert Stevens was born in Rapid City, SD on February 12, 1926 to Albert and Alice Stevens. His childhood years were spent in Rapid City until he graduated from High School in 1944 and enlisted in the Navy. He served as a corpsman, and was attached to the Marine Corps for Pacific Landings in WWII.
Upon his return from the service, he attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls where he met the love of his life Connie (Corinne Elaine Schimke). They married in Custer, SD at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on August 29, 1948.
After graduating from Augustana in 1950, they moved to Lincoln, NE where Ray acquired his masters Degree in Psychology at the University of Nebraska.
Returning to Rapid City, Ray devoted the next 38 years to teaching at Central High School where he enjoyed teaching Psychology and Sociology. He retired from teaching in 1991. For 25 years during the summer months he worked as a seasonal Park Ranger at Mt. Rushmore until he resigned in 1971. He then worked several summers supervising the Pactola Visitor Center. Ray enjoyed living and working in Rapid City and the Black Hills.
His interests were his family, fishing year around, reading, traveling around the U.S., camping, rock hounding, music, and making jewelry and wind chimes.
Ray is remembered by his wife Connie of Rapid City; his children and their families, Kent & Gina Stevens of Seaford, VA, Terrie & Curtiss Rich of Rapid City, Ruth & Dennis Petry of Rapid City, and Craig & Donna Stevens of Brookfield, VT; and by his grandchildren; Patrick and Kari Rich, Kristin Rich, Amica and Ashley Stevens, Elaine, Madison, Erik, and Grace Petry; and by his great-grandchildren; Spencer and Marcus Rich.
He was preceded in death by both parents and 2 sisters.
He will be deeply missed.
A graveside service will be 11:00am Friday, September 18, 2009 at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. The Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard, and Army National Guard at Camp Rapid will provide military honors. Please join the family for a reception 12:30pm at Somerset Court 4001 Derby Lane in Rapid City.
Raymond Albert Stevens was born in Rapid City, SD on February 12, 1926 to Albert and Alice Stevens. His childhood years were spent in Rapid City until he graduated from High School in 1944 and enlisted in the Navy. He served as a corpsman, and was attached to the Marine Corps for Pacific Landings in WWII.
Upon his return from the service, he attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls where he met the love of his life Connie (Corinne Elaine Schimke). They married in Custer, SD at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on August 29, 1948.
After graduating from Augustana in 1950, they moved to Lincoln, NE where Ray acquired his masters Degree in Psychology at the University of Nebraska.
Returning to Rapid City, Ray devoted the next 38 years to teaching at Central High School where he enjoyed teaching Psychology and Sociology. He retired from teaching in 1991. For 25 years during the summer months he worked as a seasonal Park Ranger at Mt. Rushmore until he resigned in 1971. He then worked several summers supervising the Pactola Visitor Center. Ray enjoyed living and working in Rapid City and the Black Hills.
His interests were his family, fishing year around, reading, traveling around the U.S., camping, rock hounding, music, and making jewelry and wind chimes.
Ray is remembered by his wife Connie of Rapid City; his children and their families, Kent & Gina Stevens of Seaford, VA, Terrie & Curtiss Rich of Rapid City, Ruth & Dennis Petry of Rapid City, and Craig & Donna Stevens of Brookfield, VT; and by his grandchildren; Patrick and Kari Rich, Kristin Rich, Amica and Ashley Stevens, Elaine, Madison, Erik, and Grace Petry; and by his great-grandchildren; Spencer and Marcus Rich.
He was preceded in death by both parents and 2 sisters.
He will be deeply missed.
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