Obituaries : Ray Logan

Ray Logan

DES MOINES:
Ray Logan, 82, of Des Moines and formerly of Van Horne, completed his vocation as husband and father and passed into eternal life on October 27, 2014, with his wife, Ethel by his side at Ramsey Village Continuing Care in Des Moines.
A Mass Of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne with Father Jim Miller as Celebrant. Military Rites will be conducted by Thomas F. Bevins American Legion Post #148 following the Mass on Saturday. Interment will be held at St. John Catholic Cemetery in Independence. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone from 4 to 7 p.m., on Friday where a Rosary will begin at 7 p.m., and from 9 a.m., until service time Saturday at the church.
Ray was born July 22, 1932 at Coggon to John and Mercedes (Crowley) Logan. He graduated from Independence 1949. As a young man he farmed with his Dad near Independence until he was drafted into the Army in 1953.
During the Korean War, he served his nation in the US Army and was a member of Thomas F. Bevins American Legion Post #148 of Van Horne.
On September 3, 1955 he was united in marriage to Ethel Hansen at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oelwein.
Ray was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne, Knights of Columbus, Lions Club, Business Club and was an avid Chicago Cubs and Bears fan.
He had been employed at Prudential and later at Blue Cross Blue Shield and at Van Horne Savings Bank as their Insurance Agent. When the agency sold, he was employed at Victor Plastics near Marengo for ten years and retired at age 70.
His children will remember his gentle and patient ways, his strong work ethic and his willingness to get up before dawn to help his boys deliver the Sunday newspaper every week. His grandchildren will remember his home-made ice-cream and jokes, his sincere interest in their thoughts, his love of board games and baseball, and his great appreciation for each of them.
Ray is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ethel Logan of Des Moines; his children, Julie Rae Logan of West Des Moines, Jeff Logan of Adel, Jerry (Julie Marie) Logan of Marshalltown, Jane Walther of Whitehouse, OH, MUCS James (Laura) Logan of Silver Springs, MD, and Joel (Gina) Logan of Kingwood, TX; eleven grandchildren, Angela (Shawn) Burks, Courtney Logan, John & Macy Logan, Mary Jane & Luke Walther, Callan & Kylie Logan, and Ryan, Nicholas & Jack Logan; four great grandchildren, Madison, Josephine, & Christopher Burks, Ryleigh Logan-Edwards; two step-great grandchildren, Isabelle and Sebastian Burks; his sister, Joann Pritchard of Decorah; and his brother, John "Jack" Logan of Independence.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his son-in-law, Bob Walther.