Beatrice S. Ray Obituary (1918

Rio - Beatrice S. "Bea" Ray, age 96 of Rio, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday afternoon, December 4, 2014 at At Home Again Assisted Living in Rio. The daughter of the late Herman and Evelyn (Breunig) Pulvermacher, she was born on January 6, 1918 at home in Roxbury. On September 24, 1942 she married the love of her life Clinton "Clint" Ray of Lodi. Clinton preceded her in death on January 22, 2012 after celebrating over 69 years of marriage together. Beatrice was the heart and soul of her family and really enjoyed helping out when ever needed and she loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was a wonderful cook and baker, enjoyed knitting, crocheting, playing cards, and her greatest joy was her 30 winters spent in Arizona where she played shuffle board and Bocce ball. She was the score keeper for Clint's softball team for years. She was also a big Brewers fan. She is survived by 3 sons; Stanley of Rio, Lester of Rio, and Harlan of Pardeeville; daughter Ronda (Dennis) Gray of Sun Prairie; 9 grandchildren, Amy Medema, Cory (Donna), Scott (Sandi), Kimberly (Clay) Mullins, Kevin (Cindi) Shawn (Sarah), Kyle (Tiffanie) Chad (Laura) Gray and Heather Gray; 17 great grandchildren, 2 great - great grandchildren, a brother LaVerne "Shorty" (Allison) Pulvermacher of Melbourne, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, daughter-in-law Diane Ray on December 18, 2012, Greg Medema on August 3, 2013; her sister Faye Bube and brother-in-law Herb Bube; 2 brothers, Leander "Bud" Pulvermacher, Merlin "Jack" Lane and sister-in-law Ruby Lane. Mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rio with Father Paul presiding. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Rio. Visitation will be held Friday December 12, 2014 from 4 to 8 PM at Smith Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Rio. Visitation will also be held Saturday from 9:30 AM until the time of service at the church. We want to especially give a BIG thank you to Patti and Jerry Connery and staff of At Home Again for the wonderful care and love you gave our mother. We also want to thank St. Jude Hospice Care especially Felecia "Creamer from Plain" and all staff members for the wonderful care you gave our mother in her last months. Mom you were loved so much by all and we will miss you very much, rest in peace. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church and St. Jude Hospice Care. 2d:{"dateTime":"2014-12-12T16: