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Ray was born to Raymond and Adeline (Beranek) Odvody in North Bend, Nebraska on August 6, 1942. He grew up in Prague, Nebraska and North Bend, and moved with his parents to Fremont.
He worked for J.C. Robinson Seed Company before going to work for Magnus Metals in 1962, where he worked for the next 40 years. Ray loved to hunt and fish and go camping. He also collected replica toy tractors. Ray had been a member of the Fremont Eagles Aerie 200 and the Izaak Walton League.
Ray and his first wife had 3 children, he also has 3 grandchildren. Later, in 1981, he was married to Lucy Groves McGeorge.
Survivors: wife - Lucy
4 step-children - Tina Medinger of Fremont
Kathryn Rowlands of Lincoln
Don (Annette) McGeorge of Slidell, LA
Cheryl (Ron) Timm of Fremont
19 step-grandchildren
25 step-great grandchildren
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, 3 step-grandchildren, and 2 step-great grandchildren.
The funeral service will be 10 AM Saturday (January 7th) in the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel, Fremont. The committal will be in Westlawn Hillcrest Cemetery in Omaha. Memorials may be given to the donor's choice of charities.
Visitation at the Ludvigsen Mortuary will be on Friday (Jan. 6th) from 2 to 8 PM, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 PM.
online guestbook @ www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
He worked for J.C. Robinson Seed Company before going to work for Magnus Metals in 1962, where he worked for the next 40 years. Ray loved to hunt and fish and go camping. He also collected replica toy tractors. Ray had been a member of the Fremont Eagles Aerie 200 and the Izaak Walton League.
Ray and his first wife had 3 children, he also has 3 grandchildren. Later, in 1981, he was married to Lucy Groves McGeorge.
Survivors: wife - Lucy
4 step-children - Tina Medinger of Fremont
Kathryn Rowlands of Lincoln
Don (Annette) McGeorge of Slidell, LA
Cheryl (Ron) Timm of Fremont
19 step-grandchildren
25 step-great grandchildren
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, 3 step-grandchildren, and 2 step-great grandchildren.
The funeral service will be 10 AM Saturday (January 7th) in the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel, Fremont. The committal will be in Westlawn Hillcrest Cemetery in Omaha. Memorials may be given to the donor's choice of charities.
Visitation at the Ludvigsen Mortuary will be on Friday (Jan. 6th) from 2 to 8 PM, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 PM.
online guestbook @ www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
