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Robert Ravens

August 22, 1931 - July 21, 2014
Salina Township, IL

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Visitation

Sunday, July 27, 2014
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM CDT
Schreffler Funeral Homes
Kankakee Location
1900 W. Court St.
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 932-2421
Driving Directions

Service

Monday, July 28, 2014
10:00 AM CDT
St. Rose Catholic Church

Contributions


At the family's request memorial contributions are to be made to those listed below. Please forward payment directly to the memorial of your choice.

Hospice of Kankakee Valley

American Cancer Society for Lung Cancer Research

Life Story / Obituary


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Robert Leonard Ravens, 82, of Salina Township, passed away Monday, July 21, 2014, peacefully at home.

He was born August 22, 1931, in Kankakee, the 7th child of John G. and Anna C. (Vogelgesang) Ravens. Attending St. Rose Grade School, he graduated in 1950 from St. Patrick High School. He was employed by the Florence Stove/Roper Corporation for 33 years and retired from Burns International Security at Braidwood Nuclear Power Plant in 1996.

Robert was married to the former Nelda Langlois of December 26, 1953, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley. He was a member of the U.S. Naval Air Force from 1953 to 1957, stationed at Corpus Christi, Texas, and Hickam Air Force base in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii (Squadron VR-7).

He was a member of the Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society, and a past member of the Kankakee Model Flyers.

An excellent woodworker and craftsman, his family and friends greatly benefitted from his hobbies which also included the fruits of gardening.

R.L. is survived by his wife and children: Vicky (Don) Dubie of Bonfield, David (Marge Lang) Ravens of Bradley, Cindy Baker (Larry Horrell) of Bradley, and Paul (Tonya) Ravens of Sullivan. One grandson and seven granddaughters, two step-grandsons, and three great-grandchildren. Sisters: Lorraine Moody of Bradley, Lucille Landis of Bourbonnais and Eleanor Rose of Biloxi, MS, and many nieces and nephews, and sister-in-law, Martha Ravens of Joliet.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers and sisters-in-law: Elmer & Lucille Ravens, Clarence & Francis Ravens, Edward Ravens, sister and brothers-in-law: Elaine Souligne, Chester Otis, Paul Snodgras, Paul R. Rose, and Jim Landis.

A remembrance visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m., Sunday, July 27, 2014, at Schreffler Life Story Funeral Home, Kankakee Chapel. A funeral mass will be held Monday, July 28, 2014, at 10 a.m. at St. Rose Catholic Church, Kankakee. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Kankakee Valley or the American Cancer Society for Lung Cancer research.

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