Raymond W. Schultz

Raymond W. Schultz was born July 19, 1924 in Grafton, ND and climbed his way to heaven on December, 26, 2012. The son of the late William and Barbara (Brosius) Schultz, he graduated from Grafton High School. Ray was married to Valerie Ruzicka on September 12, 1955. This union brought forth five children. Ray thoroughly enjoyed working with televisions and electronics. He built his first radio as a teenager, and the first television in North Dakota. Ray was instrumental in bringing television into many homes with the installation of the first television antennas in the Grafton area. Ray spent a great deal of his working life repairing televisions at Bob & Ray's; Grafton Appliance and later Clayton's T.V. He enjoyed reading Popular Science magazines, working with ham radio's, and tinkering with electronics. He was always trying to invent something new. Ray was Grafton's BEST repairman and known by all. On April 28, 2000 Ray was united in marriage to Germaine Collette Perkerewicz in Washburn, ND. They made their home in Grafton. Ray is survived by his wife Germaine of Grafton, ND; children: Gayle (Dennis) Almer, Grand Forks, ND; Nancy (Kevin) Jopp, Grafton, ND; Robert (Karen) Schultz, St. Paul, MN; CK Schultz, Grand Forks, ND; Craig (Michelle) Schultz, Portland, OR; step-children: Richard (Cyndie) Perkerewicz, Washburn, ND; Gerard (Karen) Perkerewicz, Grafton, ND; Ann (Chuck) Schreiber, Bismarck, ND; Mary (Tom) Schneider, Washburn, ND; Kathleen Perkerewicz, Bismarck, ND; Bernadette Ternes, Bismarck, ND; 11 grandchildren, 12 step-grandchildren, one great grandchild, 11 step great grandchildren and one on the way. Ray was preceded in death by his wife Valerie on May 27, 1998 and son Richard Schultz in 2010. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 2:30 P.M. at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church of Grafton. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7 PM with a prayer service at 6:00 PM at St. John's Catholic Church. Friends may also call at the church on Saturday for one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at the church cemetery.