Raymond A. Fehlan

Raymond A. Fehlan obituary

Raymond A. Fehlan

Raymond Fehlan Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Norton - Eastman Funeral Home - Wellington on Sep. 21, 2025.

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Raymond Allen Fehlan, 86, a resident of Wellington, died Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake. The son of the late Michael and Marie (Renke) Fehlan, Raymond was born in Cleveland on May 2, 1939.

Raymond graduated from Wellington High School in 1957 and attended Oberlin College and Cleveland State University. He worked as a sales manager in the printing industry for Reynolds & Reynolds and, most recently, The Printery in New London. He was a member of Farm Bureau and a charter member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Wellington. He enjoyed woodworking, trains and construction equipment of all sizes, farming, gardening, spending time with his grandchildren and spoiling them with Legos.

Raymond was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 50 years, Barbara, brothers, Michael and Richard, and great-grandson, Noah.

He is survived by his six children, Jeff (Amie) Fehlan of Phoenix, AZ, Brian (Jana) Fehlan of Wellington, David (Olga Lucia) of Minneapolis, MN, Bruce (Laura) Fehlan of San Diego, CA, Scott (Cassing Hammond) Fehlan of Chicago, IL, and Elizabeth Fehlan of Westlake, 10 grandchildren, Hunter, Zander, Lauren (Craig Barhorst, deceased), Erik, Kirsten, Alex, Carsten, Greta, Meredith, and Samuel, and two great-grandchildren, Zoey and Tucker. Raymond is also survived by his brother-in-law, William (Monica) Tenney of Columbus and friend, Linda Singleton, of Wooster.

A private service will be held at Norton-Eastman Funeral Home with burial at Brighton Cemetery. Donations in memory of Raymond can be made to Hospice of the Western Reserve. Online condolences and expressions of sympathy can be made by visiting www.eastmanfuneralhome.com

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