Raymond L. Reiter

Raymond ?Ray? LeRoy Reiter, age 92, of Kearney died Monday afternoon, April 11, 2011 at the St. Luke?s Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 15, 2011 at Trinity Presbyterian Church with Pastor Chad Anderson officiating.Burial will be in the Kearney Cemetery with military rites at the grave by the U.S. Navy military honors squad, American Legion Post # 52 and V.F.W. Post # 759. Visitation will be from 5:00 7:00 Thursday at the Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral Home and one hour prior to services Friday morning at the Church. Memorials are planned to Trinity Presbyterian Church, St. Luke?s Good Samaritan Village or Gideons International. A message of condolence, tribute or memory can be left at www.hlmkfuneral.com. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Service in Kearney are in charge of arrangements. Ray was born December 8, 1918 in Poole, Nebraska to Adolph J. and Ida M. (Besack)Reiter.The family moved to Kearney where he attended school, graduating from Kearney High School in 1936.He was employed at the Kaufman Wernert department store and then at the Ft. Kearney State Bank.He married Ruth M. Knosp on June 2, 1940 in Kearney.Ray entered the service on July 25, 1944 and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II until he was discharged on April 25, 1946.Following his discharge, he returned to the bank for a short time.He owned the Cottage Circle grocery store and was a self employed accountant.In 1955, Ray and Ruth started a campus business later named The Book Mark, which the family ran until 1976. They also operated the Antelope Bookstore on campus from 1964 until 1980.Ray was a charter member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Gideons International and the Kearney Cosmopolitan Club. Surviving relatives include: 1 son Richard Reiter and his wife Marla of Kearney 1 daughter Deborah Elliott and her husband Gary of Kearney 12 grandchildren David Reiter of Anderson, S.C. Paul Reiter of Lincoln Greta Erickson of Lookout Mountain, GA Catherine Babcock of Waverly Elizabeth Schroeder of Round Rock, TX Michael Fries of Austin, TX Kimberly Elliott of Kearney Jessica Lampman of Odessa, TX Angela Schlickeisen of Little River Academy, TX Jodi Elliott of Kearney Joel Reiter of Missoula, MT Ben Elliott of Steilacoom, WA Daughter in law Marla Reiter of Kearney 2 sons in law Gary Elliott of Kearney Wayne Fries of Leander, TX 22 great grandchildren Ray was preceded in death by his wife Ruth on February 19, 2008, 1 daughter Judy Fries and 1 daughter in law Junetta Reiter. PDF Printable Version

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Raymond L. Reiter

December 8, 1918 - April 11, 2011