Raymond Mathew Markee
Saturday, November 26, 1960
Date of Death:
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Age:
56 years old
Visitation
Date: Wednesday November 08, 2017
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Funeral Service
Date: Wednesday November 08, 2017
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Burial
Private burial will be held at a later date
Saturday, November 26, 1960
Date of Death:
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Age:
56 years old
Saturday, November 26, 1960
Date of Death:
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Age:
56 years old
Raymond Mathew Markee
Raymond (Ray) Mathew Markee, age 56 of Pequot lakes, MN (formally Rochester, MN) passed away on November 1, 2017 of complications due to Coronary Artery Disease.
Ray was born in Rochester, MN to Richard and Nancy Markee on November 26, 1960. Ray graduated from John Marshal High School in 1979.
Ray married Kelly (Hull) Davidson(Don) in 1983. They had one son Raymond Kenneth Markee, born March 5, 1983. They later divorced but remained friends.
Ray had spent many of his working years doing refrigeration, maintenance and cooking and prep work at many of Rochester’s finest family- owned restaurants.
Ray is survived by his son, Raymond (Amber) Markee of Pequot Lakes, MN; brothers, Randy (Kathy) Markee and Robert Markee both of Rochester; one sister, Roxanne Markee- Lubinski (Greg) of Plainview and Rick (Rachel) Markee of Rochester, MN; aunts, Jane Clark of Rochester, MN and Beverly (Reuben) Raymond of Arlington, WA; nieces and nephews, Nicole (Kelly) Kline of Mesa, AZ, Tyler (Ali) Markee, Austin Markee, CJ (Michaela) Markee of Rochester; Adam (Kendra) Markee, Jacob (Nicole) Markee, Hannah Markee of Rochester, Jessica Porter of Plainview, MN, and Paige Markee of Rochester, MN; great-nieces and great-nephews, Raena, Bella and Evan Kline, Aubrey and Luca Markee, Alexis Meyer and Olivia Markee, Nevaeh Hoffman, Emma Baxter, Landon and Jayden Markee, Brandon Rabehl, Haylie Ward and Sean Priebe; many cousins from the Clark, Cunningham and Raymond families; longtime closest friend, John Reynolds of Pearlington, MS; and friend, Carla Dwyer of Rochester, MN.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Nancy Markee; grandparents, Floyd and Gladys Markee and Ellen and Francis “Fuzz” Greten; and his beloved canine companion, Bella.
Ray will forever be loved and missed by his family and so many friends. He always lived life to the fullest and was always ready for a good time. He will forever be remembered for having such a big heart and his willingness to help others, his love of music and dancing, being a jokester, his secret language, his great big smile and most of all; the unique, infectious and contagious laugh that he had. He has made an unforgettable lasting impression on all who had the pleasure of knowing him.
The Funeral Service for Raymond will be held at 4:00pm on Wednesday, November 8 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester, Minnesota with Pastor Paul Bauch officiating. The visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at a later date. The family would like to invite all to a Celebration of Life Honoring Ray on Friday, November 10, 2017 starting at 5:00pm at the Eagles Club in Rochester.
Macken Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com
Condolences
The family of Raymond Mathew Markee has received the following condolences.
"It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shown."
Say hi to Alex for me.
I love you Ray
It is very difficult to put into words what I feel when a family member is called "home, to the God who created him. I left my home when Ray was just a little guy and I heard about him from his loving mom. She sent me the usual school pictures and talked about all of her family as they were growing up. I learned that Ray was working in his teenage years and doing a good job at it. I heard when he bought his home and how neat he was. Spotless she said! When I had the chance to see his son and visited with him, I soon realized he did a good job with parenting, He was ready and willing to help with work at his dad's home when we needed him. Always smiling! He and his mom visited us in Seattle and I too heard that familiar laugh many times. Conversations with his dad on long distance calls, almost every morning, I heard about each one. Ray will be missed but each of us hold a memory that we will hold close to our hearts!
Wow. What a force of nature Ray was.....always laughing and smiling.
We have such great memories of the times we spent with Ray and hold them close as the world seems less bright without him in it.
We extend our love and support to his Family and all those grieving the loss of this Devilishly Devine Desperado.
We loved him and are grateful to have known him. Our Love, Kevin and Ann Fogarty