Raymond John Guminski, Jr.
March 16th, 1953 - November 4th, 2012
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Raymond's Obituary
Raymond John Guminski Jr., 59, of South Haven died on November 4, 2012 at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, MI. He was born on March 16, 1953 to Raymond and Isabel (Ingraham) Guminski in South Haven, MI. Ray graduated from South Haven High School in 1971. Ray served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War as an Infantry Tank Commander. Ray found and married the love of his life Brenda Baker on Nov. 11, 1972 in Greenfield, California. Ray retired from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department in 2010 after 26 years of service as Sgt. Assistant Jail Administrator. He was a member of the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. He was an avid waterfowl hunter, C.B.M. and Pope and Young Scorer for Deer and Turkey. He was John Wayne’s biggest fan.
Raymond is preceded in death by his parents.
Ray is survived by his wife – Brenda Guminski of South Haven, his children – Jay (Tracey) Guminski of Branson, Missouri, Tim Guminski and Lena Guminski both of South Haven, MI. 7 grandchildren – Ashley, Becca, Aaron, Jocelyn, Alana, Veronica, John and 1 great-grandson.- Nikolai Guminski. His brothers – Randy Guminski and Tim Guminski and his sister – Peggy (Larry) Young all of South Haven, MI. His nephews – Travis, Dustin, Dillon and Tommy Guminski all of South Haven, MI.
Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 9, from 5:00 – 8:00 PM at the Filbrandt Family Funeral Home. Funeral will be on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 419 Cherry St., South Haven with Pastor Michael Schmid officiating. Kindly share your thoughts and memories on the family’s online guest book at http://www.filbrandtffh.com/">www.FilbrandtFFH.com.
The family is being helped by the Filbrandt Family Funeral Home of South Haven 637-0333.
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