Ray Edward Ewalt, 95, of Harmony, passed away on June 1, 2012 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa following a short illness. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 4 p.m. at the Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, MN. Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery in Harmony. No public visitation will be held. Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony is handling the arrangements.
Ray was born on March 18, 1917 in Bristol Township in Fillmore County, the oldest son of Burleigh and Tillie (Mouw) Ewalt. On Jan. 9, 1942 he married Ruth Johanna Anstett of Preston. He served in the U.S. Army for three years, in both the United States and Europe. He has been an American Legion member since his discharge from the Army in 1946. Following World War II, he operated a hardware store for many years. Ray also worked as a rural letter carrier for 45 years.
Survivors include two daughters, Connie Mooney, of Minneapolis, and Shelley (Dr. David) Larson of Independence, Iowa; seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 70 years, Ruth; one brother, Clint (Dorothy) Ewalt, and one sister, Shirley (Stuart) Faber.
Obituary and photo from Rochester Post Bulletin, June 2, 2012.
Ray was born on March 18, 1917 in Bristol Township in Fillmore County, the oldest son of Burleigh and Tillie (Mouw) Ewalt. On Jan. 9, 1942 he married Ruth Johanna Anstett of Preston. He served in the U.S. Army for three years, in both the United States and Europe. He has been an American Legion member since his discharge from the Army in 1946. Following World War II, he operated a hardware store for many years. Ray also worked as a rural letter carrier for 45 years.
Survivors include two daughters, Connie Mooney, of Minneapolis, and Shelley (Dr. David) Larson of Independence, Iowa; seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 70 years, Ruth; one brother, Clint (Dorothy) Ewalt, and one sister, Shirley (Stuart) Faber.
Obituary and photo from Rochester Post Bulletin, June 2, 2012.
Ray Edward Ewalt, 95, of Harmony, passed away on June 1, 2012 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa following a short illness. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 4 p.m. at the Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, MN. Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery in Harmony. No public visitation will be held. Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony is handling the arrangements.
Ray was born on March 18, 1917 in Bristol Township in Fillmore County, the oldest son of Burleigh and Tillie (Mouw) Ewalt. On Jan. 9, 1942 he married Ruth Johanna Anstett of Preston. He served in the U.S. Army for three years, in both the United States and Europe. He has been an American Legion member since his discharge from the Army in 1946. Following World War II, he operated a hardware store for many years. Ray also worked as a rural letter carrier for 45 years.
Survivors include two daughters, Connie Mooney, of Minneapolis, and Shelley (Dr. David) Larson of Independence, Iowa; seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 70 years, Ruth; one brother, Clint (Dorothy) Ewalt, and one sister, Shirley (Stuart) Faber.
Obituary and photo from Rochester Post Bulletin, June 2, 2012.
Ray was born on March 18, 1917 in Bristol Township in Fillmore County, the oldest son of Burleigh and Tillie (Mouw) Ewalt. On Jan. 9, 1942 he married Ruth Johanna Anstett of Preston. He served in the U.S. Army for three years, in both the United States and Europe. He has been an American Legion member since his discharge from the Army in 1946. Following World War II, he operated a hardware store for many years. Ray also worked as a rural letter carrier for 45 years.
Survivors include two daughters, Connie Mooney, of Minneapolis, and Shelley (Dr. David) Larson of Independence, Iowa; seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 70 years, Ruth; one brother, Clint (Dorothy) Ewalt, and one sister, Shirley (Stuart) Faber.
Obituary and photo from Rochester Post Bulletin, June 2, 2012.
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