Raymond Bryngelson

HOMESTEAD, Wis. - Raymond D. Bryngelson, 87, of Niagara, Wis., formerly of Homestead, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at the Appleton Medical Center. He was born on March 6, 1920, the son of the late Emil and Hilda (Hellman) Bryngelson. Ray married the former Beatrice J. Schuls on July 28, 1945 in Aurora and she preceded him in death on March 26, 1994. Ray worked as a dairy farmer and drove a milk truck for Wahlstrom's dairy in Aurora for many years. He was a certified property assessor and also drove school bus for the Florence schools. Ray was a lifelong resident of this area. During World War II he worked at the Ford plant building gliders. In the 1960's and 1970's, he served as the Homestead Town Chairman and on the Florence County Board. One of his accomplishments was developing the first Homestead Annual Budget. He was extremely interested in baseball and played semi-pro baseball in the interstate league. In his early twenties he had a try-out with the St. Louis Cardinals. Ray was a member of First Lutheran church. He was an avid Green Bay Packer fan, Chicago Cubs fan and more recently a Milwaukee Brewers fan. He built his own hunting camp and enjoyed many years of hunting and entertaining there with family and friends. He and his wife traveled extensively in the southern United States in their motor home. At the age of 80 he traveled by himself to Australia and New Zealand. In addition to his wife, Ray was preceded in death by two brothers, Floyd and Lester Brynelson and two sisters, Edna May and Bernice Brynelson. He is survived by his daughters, Joan (Randy) Howell and Doris (Bill) Olson both of Appleton, a sister, Evelyn Fogelquist of Boulder, Colorado and three grandchildren, Matthew Howell, Valerie Olson and Gail (Abraham) Rotich. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00am Saturday, September 22, at First Lutheran Church in Iron Mountain. Funeral services will be at 11:00am Saturday at the church. Rev. James Chinery will officiate. Burial will be in the Homestead-Aurora Cemetery. Condolences to the family of Raymond D. Bryngelson can be expressed online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the funeral arrangements.

Raymond Bryngelson

September 16, 1920 - September 16, 2007