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Raymond Van Lerberghe

Aug. 14, 1931-Sept. 19, 2017

WOOD LAKE — Mass of Christian Burial for Raymond Van Lerberghe, 86, of Wood Lake, will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Granite Falls with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The Sunset Funeral & Cremation Association is caring for the family.

Ray died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at the RenVilla Health Center in Renville.

Raymond Van Lerberghe was born Aug. 14, 1931, to Camiel and Madeline (DePyper) Van Lerberghe in Cottonwood, Yellow Medicine County. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Clotilde Catholic Church in Green Valley and attended country school near Cottonwood.

On Oct. 14, 1950, Ray was united in marriage to Joan DeRider at St. Clotilde Catholic Church in Green Valley. They lived on a farm near Cottonwood until 1962 when they moved to a farm near Wood Lake. Ray was active over the years with the Echo Farmers Co-op, Wood Lake Public School board, St. Andrew Catholic Church parish council member and a high school religion teacher. He had a passion for farming. He enjoyed hunting trips, traveling to different countries (Belgium, Russia, Spain, Ecuador, Mexico and Africa) and throughout the United States and spending time with his friends and family.

Survivors include his wife Joan Van Lerberghe of Wood Lake; children Allen Van Lerberghe of Wood Lake, Linda (Jack) Loch of Sauk Centre, Brad (Marlys) Van Lerberghe of Wood Lake, Sandra (Steven) Naab of Marshall, Diane (Craig) Milbradt of Marshall, Pam (John) Keltgen of Carver and Trudy (John) Cariveau of Cambridge; 16 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; siblings Adeline (Lawrence) Tholen of Marshall, Kenneth Van Lerberghe of Denver, CO and Ronald Van Lerberghe of Cottonwood; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Greg; two sisters, Alice Burczek and Elsie Carlson; and a granddaughter, Angela Pederson.

Blessed be his memory.