Raymond P. Laschober Obituary (1921 - 2015)

Raymond P. Laschober, 93, formerly of Normal, passed away at 12:30 a.m., Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Swedish Edmonds Hospital in Edmonds, Washington.His funeral will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Epiphany Church in Normal. Visitation will be private. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Normal, immediately following the service. Raymond was born October 1, 1921 in Chicago, the son of Joseph and Marie Gabriel Laschober. He married Madelyn L. Rice on February 7, 1948 in Champaign. She died on March 27, 2000.Survivors include four daughters, Paula Laschober of Seattle, WA, Anne Laschober of Anchorage, AK, Mary (Steven Honegger) Laschober of Bethesda, MD, and Theresa Laschober of Arlington, WA; five sons, Stephen (May) Laschober of Trang, Thailand, Gerald Laschober of Bryson City, NC, David Laschober of Riddle, OR, Edward Laschober of Bloomington, IL, and Daniel (Sandi) Laschober of Wilsonville, OR; 12 grandchildren, Rebecca, Zachary, Gary, Bryant, Jason, Dustin, Gabriella, Andrew, William, Phillip, Tessa and Nicole; and two great grandchildren, Aspen and Maddie.He was preceded in death by one son, Joseph Laschober.Ray received his B.S. degree in Geography from the University of Illinois in 1948.