Mary Louise "Mary Lou" Raymond, age 81 of Montello passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Patriot Place in Berlin. Mary Lou was born on October 3, 1935 at home in the town of Springfield, Marquette County, Wisconsin to Carl and Rosemary (Kucera) Sohn. Mary Lou graduated from Westfield High School in 1953 and married George Raymond on December 29, 1954. Together they were blessed with six children.
Mary Lou farmed with her husband as well as worked at AMPI in Portage all while raising her family. She drove school bus for the Montello School District for many years as well as sold Watkins and read meters for Adams-Columbia Electric Co-Op. Mary Lou was an active member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church while her health allowed and always enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family and friends. Mary Lou leaves behind her husband of 62 years, George and four children: Cindy (Joe Zehren) Heide of Montello, Kay (Phil) Nelson of Endeavor, Lori Raymond of Wisconsin and Anita (Robert) Daggett of Montello as well as daughter-in-law, Vickie Raymond. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren: Ben, Emily, Katie, Bill, Dustin, Kayla, Lynette, Ron, Melanie, Stacy, Jena and Alexis as well as several great-grandchildren. Mary Lou is further survived by other extended family members. Mary Lou is preceded in death by her parents, step-mother, Alma Haase, two sons: David and Greg and grandson, Andy. A funeral service for Mary Lou Raymond will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Montello. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service. Pastor Pete Zietlow will preside and burial will follow at the Montello City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 313 E. Montello Street, Montello, WI 53949. Crawford Funeral and Cremation Service of Montello and Oxford is honored to be serving the family. www.CrawfordFH.com
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Visitation
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
9:00 AM
- 11:30 AM
St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church
313 E. Montello Street
Montello, WI 53949
Funeral Service
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
11:30 AM
St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church
313 E. Montello Street
Montello, WI 53949