Raymond “Ray” Tegner

Obituary

Raymond Lundh Tegner was born on July 20, 1926, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was the son of Alfred E. and Ada (Zarth) Lundh. He was baptized as an infant in Minneapolis and was later confirmed in his faith as a youth on June 8, 1940, at First Lutheran Church in Hector, Minnesota, by Reverend Ernest Palm. He received his elementary education at Washington School District #99 and Wendell Phillips Junior High School in Minneapolis. After his mother passed away, Raymond and his siblings moved to the Augustan Children’s Home in Minneapolis. In 1939, Raymond was taken in by the Tegner family in Hector, Minnesota. He lived and farmed with the Tegner family and eventually took their name. His original name was Alfred Raymond Lundh.

Raymond entered active military service in the United States Army on November 16, 1944, and served his county as a Tech 4 radio operator during World War II. He served in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre and received the Bronze Star. Raymond received an Honorable Discharge on November 23, 1946. After military service, Raymond moved back to the Tegner farm. He studied for and received his General Education Degree (GED) in 1959.

In 1962, Raymond moved to Hutchinson, Minnesota and began his career as a security guard at 3M. He worked there for 27 years until his retirement on January 1, 1989.

On June 26, 1964, Raymond was united in marriage to Lucie (Balzer) Houck at Vineyard United Methodist Church in Hutchinson. They resided in Hutchinson. They shared almost 50 years of marriage until Lucie passed away on June 22, 2014.

Raymond was a member of Vineyard United Methodist Church in Hutchinson, where he served on the reviewing committee. He was also a lifetime member of the Hutchinson American Legion Post #96 and the Hutchinson VFW Post # 906.

Raymond enjoyed hunting and fishing in his younger years. He spent his spare time as a ham radio operator and eventually became interested in computers and surfing the internet. Raymond collected stamps from the time he was a child. He liked to travel with his wife, Lucie and especially enjoyed the time he spent with her and their Honorary daughter and son, Janice and Bruce Adams and their family.

Raymond passed on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at  Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson, Minnesota at the age of  89 years.  Blessed be his memory.

Raymond is survived by his:
Honorary Daughter and Son, Janice and Bruce Adams of Mayer, MN;
Honorary Grandchildren, Tara Gluth and her husband, Tim, Jennifer Schroeder and her husband, Mat, Melissa “Missy” Livermore and her husband, Nick; Honorary Great Grandchildren, Tanner Gluth, Teagan Gluth, Ethan Livermore and Dominic Livermore;
Sisters, Lorraine Qual of Enderlin, ND,
Marilyn Heerdt of Hector, MN,
Marguerite Rynearson of Buffalo, MN,
Sister-In-Law, Ida Mae Kenning of Hutchinson, MN;
Aunt, Ruth Thonvold of Eden Prairie, MN;
Nieces, Nephews, many other relatives and friends.

Raymond is prededed in death by his: Parents, Alfred and Ada Lundh; Wife, Lucie Tegner; Sisters, Delores Monson and her husband, Ben, Carol Jean Lundh;   Sister-In-Law, Edith Lydia Balzer, Brothers-In-Law, Arlie Qual, George Heerdt, Paul Rynearson and Charles Kenning; Parents-In-Law, Emil and Minnie Balzer.