Koth, Ray Clyde

Ray Clyde Koth, 92, of Garnavillo, passed away at the Guttenberg Care Center on Sept. 23, 2009. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Garnavillo. Burial:Garnavillo City Cemetery. The Rev. Kenneth Schroeder of Lombard, Ill., officiated the service. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home in Garnavillo.

Ray Clyde, son of Vern and Tresa (Ames) Koth, was born April 22, 1917, on the family farm near Monona, Iowa. On Aug. 17, 1944, he was united in marriage with Kathryn Schroeder at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Garnavillo. Ray and Kathryn worked on a dairy farm near Central City for 2 ½ years and returned to Clayton County, where they farmed north of Garnavillo until their retirement in 1979. While living in town, Ray enjoyed vegetable gardening, building furniture for his children and helping Kathryn with her many projects.

A faithful member of St. Paul's, he was involved with Church Council, Brotherhood, Sunday school and Bible school. He was a member of the Lions Club and also served for 20 years on the Care Review Committee for the Guttenberg Care Center. He was a good farmer and a kind and gentle man.

Ray is survived by his daughter, Nancy and John Haese of Onalaska, Wis.; his son, Chet and Rita Koth of Cedar Rapids; four grandchildren, Matthew Haese, Joanna and Toby Thomack, Adam and Nicole Koth and Alexander Koth; one brother, Foster and Hildegard Koth of Monona; a brother-in-law, Kenneth Schroeder; and a sister-in-law, Leona Schroeder; as well as nieces, nephews, and many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife; his daughter, Neala; a brother, Donald; and a sister, Margie Olson Andersen; as well as his parents.

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