RAYMOND L TUCKER

Raymond L. Tucker, 85 of Devils Lake, ND passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake. Funeral Services for Raymond will be held on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake with Reverend Robert Buechler officiating. Military Honors will be accorded by the Neathery-Simensen Post #756, Devils Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars and the North Dakota Military Funeral Honors Team. Burial will be in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND at a later date. Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Raymond Leroy, son of Fred and Stella (Rhoades) Tucker was born on April 7, 1929at Big Timber, Montana where he was reared and educated. Raymond enlisted in the United States Army and served his country overseas in Germany and Austria. After his honorable discharge, Raymond returned to Montana and married Anita Whitford and to this union were born 4 children, Clayton Curtis, Sheri, Robin and Raedene. They lived, worked and raised their family in the Billings area of Montana. Raymond’s cattle ranch at Big Timber was his passion. He loved his cattle and the outdoors and everything that came with it. He also so treasured time spent with his grandchildren, they were his pride and joy. When he couldn’t be outdoors, he enjoyed watching “Westerns” and you never spent more than 5 minutes with Raymond and you heard at least one joke and the joke telling could go on for hours. Raymond was united in marriage to Sandra L. Burt on October 28, 2005 at Big Timber, MT. They made their home there and eventually moved to Devils Lake to be closer to Sandra’s family as Raymond’s health declined. He was a blessing in the lives of all who knew him and he will be dearly missed. Raymond is survived by his wife, Sandra; his three daughters Sheri and Dan Boy, South Dakota, Raedene and Ike Wipf and Robin and Larry Given and son Clayton Curtis Tucker all of Montana; stepchildren and their spouses Greg and Mary Fisk, New York, Mike and Barb Fisk, Hazen, ND and Val and Ken Jenkins, Grand Forks, ND;; 23 grandchildren and many great grandchildren; brother Alvin Tucker and wife, Judy of Montana; sisters Evelyn Arnold also Montana, Jean McDaniel and Darlene Puleo both of Colorado; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Vernon Tucker and F. Wesley Tucker; sister Lillian Chamberlain and nephew Vernon D. Tucker.