Raymond M. Giere

April 19, 1929 - March 30, 2017

Raymond M. Giere, age 87 of Wheeler, WI passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at The Neighbors of Dunn County in Menomonie. Raymond was born April 19, 1929 in Wheeler, WI to Martin and Mabel (Holtan) Giere. He attended North Elementary School and graduated from Menomonie High School. After high school, he worked on the family farm. In August 1954, Raymond married Catherine Schoenoff. They were blessed with four children. Ray delivered bottled milk for Maple Hill Dairy, worked at Berg’s Automotive and retired from U.W. Stout where he worked as custodian, but he was always a farmer at heart. Ray loved his garden, especially his strawberries, raspberries and tomatoes. He enjoyed hunting, and fishing and was a good neighbor, always willing to help however he could. He was also a member of Forest Center Church of the Nazarene. Raymond is survived by one son, Larry (Jayette) Giere of Menomonie; two daughters, Laura Ellingboe of Eau Claire and Becky (David) Clark of Boyceville; eleven grandchildren, Justin Scherer, Michelle (Jeremy) Lee, Travis Giere, Jesse (Teresa) Giere, Russell Giere, Elizabeth Ellingboe, Elanna Ellingboe, Catelynn Clark, Kevin Clark, Kenny Clark and Christa Clark; nine great-grandchildren; three sisters, Arlene Jenson of Mountain Home, AR, Geraldine Mense of Rice Lake, WI and Marilynne (Chuck) Johnson of Eagle Grove, Iowa; a brother-in-law Russell Peterson of Fond du Lac, WI; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter Debra Leslie; a grandson Jay Scherer; five sisters, Margaret Riedel, Ida Lausted, Stella Hansen; Jeanette Johnson and Audrey Peterson; two brothers, Vernon Giere and Roger Giere; Six brothers-in-law, William Riedel, Walter Lausted, Lennart Johnson, Richard Hansen, Don Mense, and Don Jenson. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 3, 2017 at Forest Center Church of the Nazarene in the Town of Spring Brook, Dunn Co. WI with Pastor Clifford Larrabee officiating. There will be visitation from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at Olson Funeral Home in Menomonie and at the church one hour prior to the service on Monday. Burial will be in Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery in the Town of Hay River, Dunn Co. WI