Raymond was born on July 3, 1944 and passed away on February 9, 2014.
Raymond worked in the automotive industry as a diagnostic sales technician for Sun Electric and SNAP-ON tools for 42 years. He served in the United States Navy and was a Vietnam War Veteran.
Raymond is survived by his wife of 30 years, Gwen: son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Dawn Bossarte; grandson Benjamin and Luke Bossarte; stepson Troy Sale and stepdaughter Cheryl Sale; sister Raeann Bossarte and nephews Eric, Thomas and Ryan Parker and their families.
Raymond was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, and will be greatly missed by all. They will all cherish his directness, humor and sarcasm and will hold special memories of him forever.
Visitation will be held at Lisle Funeral Home on Friday, February 14, 2014 from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm.
Funeral Services at Lisle Funeral Home on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 10:00 am. Burial services and celebration of life will follow.
John Miehle
York just one of those guys everybody liked. He had a quick wit and dry sense of humor.
I got my first car and had learned some basic stuff in auto shop,, got a littlle over confident about my abilities and got stuck after taking the motor out. York came over one day, said he would help, we towed it to his house. In no time I had my wheels back on the street. He was a car guy through and through.
York and I both had girlfriends in Hidden Hills. Mine got grounded from seeing me during the week. So I would hide in the back seat of his car and we all would meet at his girl firends house. We cruised Van Nuys Bob's, went to the beach in the summer and lived the SOCAL Dream.
Like the song, Those were the days my friend, I wished they'd never end. The memories haven't and alot of the great memories are of things we did.
Goodbye my friend - RIP,
John
Karen Vonderahe (Hart)
That was a wonderful eulogy about Ray that John sent....I just received the email but was
so sad to hear about Ray...Thank you for keeping us all in the loop...
Fondly....Karen Hart...(Vonderahe)
John Miehle
I just returned home from a trip to California. Dan Ford and I met up and we decided to go on a tour of our old neighborhoods and hang outs. One place we decided we had to find was York's house. The area where we all lived has changed, my house is gone. It took a bit of searching but after recognizing a slight change to the house, we found it. We sat there remembering what a great guy he was and how much fun we all had.
RIP My Friend,
John