John "Jack" W. Raymond

John W. “Jack” Raymond, age 80, of Sioux City died on Sunday January 14, 2018 at a local care facility following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Saturday January 20, 2018, at Faith United Presbyterian Church with Rev. David Koehler officiating. Per his wishes he will be cremated following the funeral service and inurnment of his ashes will be in Calvary Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held on Friday from 3-7pm with the family present 5-7pm and a time of sharing held at 6:30pm at Larkin Chapel Christy Smith Funeral Homes on Outer Drive.
Jack was born in Sioux City on July16, 1937, the son of Benjamin and Ruth (Warnholtz) Raymond. He attended Sioux City Community Schools, graduating from Sioux City East High School in 1955. Jack attended Iowa State University for a year before entering the United States Air Force for 4 years, serving in Pakistan during that time. He then returned to Iowa State and graduated with his degree in Electronics Engineering. After graduating he worked for McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis, MO. He returned to Sioux City in 1967 and began teaching in the Electronics department at Western Iowa Technical College, a position he kept until his retirement in 2000. He met the love of his life Vanita Catherine Blum at Western Iowa Technical College. They were united in marriage on July 6, 1968 at the old St. Michael's Catholic Church in Sioux City. Vanita preceded him in death on July 19, 2016.
Jack was a life-long learner, reading books and magazines on science and technology. After retirement, he continued to tinker with electronics and enjoyed working in his woodshop. He loved watching baseball, especially the Minnesota Twins, and attending his grandchildren's ballgames. Jack was always up for a good game of cribbage with his family, and was once just one point away from a perfect hand.
He is survived by his son David and his wife Andrea of Sioux City; his daughters: Jeanne of Minneapolis MN., Sharon Brown and her husband Andy of Sioux City, Theresa Raymond, of Sioux City, and Patty Raymond and her partner Alontay Erving of Sioux City. He is also survived by his five grandchildren: Alaric and Caleb Brown, and Daniel, Nicole, and Ben Raymond. He is also survived by his brother Richard “Dick” Raymond of Worthington, MN, sister-in law Barb Raymond, and several nieces and nephews.
Jack was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Vanita, an infant daughter Christine, his brother Tom and an infant sister Shirley.
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