Raymond Rorie1925 - 2013Raymond Rorie, 88, of Union Grove, Wis., died Saturday morning Sept. 7, 2013, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in Union Grove, Wis.Raymond was born on Aug. 23, 1925, in Rienzi, Miss., the son of the late Sanford and Clara Sue Smith Rorie. On April 21, 1946 in Corinth, Miss., he was united in marriage to Ermal E. Black. She preceded him in death on Jan. 7, 2003. They lived in North Branch, Minn., and Corinth, Miss., before moving to Burlington, Wis.Raymond served as a Private First Class with the 13th Infantry, 8th Division in the U.S.
Army during
WWII. He served throughout Europe and the German Campaign. He was awarded the E.A.M.E. Campaign Medal with one bronze star; the
Purple Heart; Combat Infantry Badge, Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the American Theatre Medal. He formerly worked for Multigraphics in Mt. Prospect, Ill., retiring in 1989. He was a member of the Apostolic Faith Church in Racine, Wis.Raymond is survived by three daughters, Susan R. (Robert) Willis of North Branch, Minn., Belinda K. (Dan) Langel of Burlington, Wis., and Melissa A. Rorie of Ft. Atkinson, Wis.; one son, Shawn A. (Alicia) Rorie of Pacific Junction, Ia.; 17 grandchildren; 31 great- grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren; one sister, Lillie Mae (Rev. Brice) Duncan of Corinth, Miss.He was preceded in death by one son, Earl Rorie; two sisters, Virgie and Eva; seven brothers, Ollie, Rueben, Gordon, Ira, J.W., James and Staton.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, at the Haase-Lockwood & Assoc. Funeral Home in Twin Lakes with Pastor David Lee Willis officiating. Interment with Military Honors will be in Mound Prairie Cemetery. The Rorie Family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Funeral Home. For online guestbook:
Haaselockwoodfhs.com. Haase-Lockwood & Assoc. Funeral Homes 620 Legion Dr. Twin Lakes, WI262-877-3013
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