Raymond Kreick

Raymond Kreick Ann Arbor Raymond Kreick passed peacefully, August 5, 2008, on the 66th anniversary of his wedding. Born November 15, 1919 in Lincoln, Nebraska, Raymond attended the University of Wisconsin, where he played football and met his college sweetheart and future wife, Josephine Elizabeth "Betty" Kreick, who predeceased him in 2004. Invited to the College All Star game after graduating, he declined and began service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, first in Aviation Training and then aboard the USS Cumberland Sound in the Pacific Theatre. After World War II, in 1946 Raymond and wife Betty moved to Battle Creek, MI, where he worked first as a physical therapist at Percy Jones Hospital and then later became Chief Administrator of the Veterans Administration Hospital. Raymond was an avid golfer, bridge player, gardener and all around handyman. While proud of his accomplishments, he was proudest of his three children and their families. Surviving are his oldest son, John Raymond and wife Carol of Nashua, New Hampshire; daughter, Maureen Elizabeth Kreick and husband David Huey of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and youngest son, George Kreick and wife Susan of Ann Arbor, Michigan; grandchildren, Bradley Raymond Kreick and wife Elizabeth of Hollis, New Hampshire, Jeffrey Stephen Kreick and wife Kimberly of New York City, New York, John Robert Kreick of Maui, Hawaii, Elizabeth Kreick of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Patricia Kreick of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Chad Huey of Cleveland Heights, Ohio; and great-granddaughter, Zoe Simone Kreick of New York City, New York. The memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 13th at Farley Estes Funeral Home. Family and friends are invited to visit from 12:30 1:45 p.m. before a procession to Fort Custer and a funeral from 2:30 3:00 p.m. with military honors, where Raymond's ashes will be buried next to those of his wife, Betty. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Arbor Hospice & Home Care, 2366 Oak Valley Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48103 or the American Red Cross, Calhoun County Chapter, 14600 Beadle Lake Road, Battle Creek, MI 49014. Arrangements by the Farley-Estes & Dowdle Funeral Home.