Raymond L. Ridenour

Raymond L. Ridenour, age 82 of Hastings , died on Friday April 27, 2007 at Thornapple Manor in Hastings. Ray was born on August 27, 1924 in Toledo, Ohio the son of Andrew L. And Gessie (Wolcott) Ridenour. He graduated from Central (Saxton) High School in 1943. He was a World War II Veteran and faught in both the European and Pacific Theater aboard the USS Thurston , a troop transport. Ray was a General Motors retiree where he was a tool and die room welder. He was an avid square and round dancer , teaching classes in the Lansing Area for many years. He and his wife, Marilyn worked at the silver dollar City an 1880's theme park in Branson, Missouri. He was also a Ham Radio enthusiast and was a member of the Navy Radio Club, FEMA a radio group in Springfield, Mo. and BARA Radio Club in Hastings. Ray is survived by his wife, Marilyn Ridenour of Hastings, 2 daughters, Gloria Wilcox of Lansing, Barbara (Dick) Shaw of Hastings, grandchildren, Heather Wilcox, of Lansing, Gordon (Amy) Shaw, of Hastings, Nicole Shaw of Hastings, great-grandson, Porter, a brother, Austin (Jeanne) Ridenour of Spring Lake, He was a member of the Hastings First United Methodist Church, and Charlotte VFW # 2406. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers , 2 sisters, 2 grandsons, Jeffrey and Chadwic Wilcox. Visitation will be on Monday from 6 - 8 pm at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings, Funeral services will be held on Tuesday May 1, 2007 at 11:00 am at the Hastings First United Methodist Church, Rev. Kathy Brown officiating, burial will be at Deepdale Memorial Park Cemetery in Lansing with full military honors. Memorials can be made to the Hastings First United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net).