Raymond O. Harshbarger

Raymond O. Harshbarger, 73, of Bourbonnais, passed away Thursday (March 10, 2016) at the Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno. He was born May 17, 1942, in Watseka, the son of Oscar L. and Gwendolen Carmany Harshbarger. Raymond married Judith Rice on March 17, 1968, in Onarga. He retired from Kraft Foods in Champaign, after 34 years of service, then worked for Carle Clinic in Urbana for six years. Mr. Harshbarger served our country in the U.S. Air Force. He was of the Methodist faith and enjoyed square dancing, traveling and camping. Surviving are his wife, of Bourbonnais; sons, Marc Harshbarger and Michael Pauken, of Chicago; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ardis and Robert Gillette, of Abilene, Texas, and Anita and Leroy Sarowatz, of Limestone; along with many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Monday until the 11 a.m. funeral services at Brown Funeral Home in Manteno, with the Rev. Robert Gillette officiating. Burial will be in Bloom Grove Cemetery in Manteno. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.