Ray Fetzer, age 82, went to be with the Lord on Saturday morning, August 24, 2019, at Clarview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Ray was born on April 6, 1937 in Reidsburg, the son of the late William and Gladys (Best) Fetzer. He graduated from Clarion Area High School in 1956. On April 20, 1957 he married the former Martha Clark in the First United Methodist Church in Clarion. They lived on the Fetzer family homestead in Reidsburg. He loved his family, farming and animals.
He graduated from the New Castle School of Trades with training in welding. He worked as a mold maker at Owens-Illinois Glass Container in Clarion for 45 years, retiring in 2003. He served on the Clarion Area School Board for four years in the late 1960s.
Ray was a member of the F&AM Lodge #277 and was a Past Master. He was also a member of the Oil City Lodge of Perfection and the New Castle Consistory. He attended the Monroe Chapel United Methodist Church, had been a member of the Sligo Saddle Club, was the Republican Committeeperson for Monroe Township for many years, and was the secretary for the Reidsburg Cemetery Association.
Ray is survived by his wife of 62 years, Martha; his four children, Greg (Missy), Jodi (Dale Waugaman), Chris (Debbie), and Donald, Jr.. He is also survived by his grandchildren Sasha, Michelle (Zach Banner), Angèle (Shawn Stoebener), Amber, William, Katherine, Shannon (Zach Peterson), and Anthony; and great-grandchildren, Caedyn, Malaila, Remington, Ian, and Allie.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, mother, Gladys in 1954, and father, William in 1985; brother, William, Jr. in 1974; sister, Martha Wolcott in 2011; and nephew, William, III in 2019. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to Tri-County Animal Rescue, 9562 Route 322, Shippenville PA 16254 (www.tricounty-arc.org).
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Goble Funeral Home and Crematory, 330 Wood Street in Clarion, where visitation will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Monday. A Masonic service will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Funeral services will take place at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Carol Brown of the Monroe Chapel United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in the Reidsburg Cemetery.