Raymond L. Weiss, Sr., 72, of Kingsford Heights, Ind., passed away unexpectedly at 8:17 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, in his home.
He was born Jan. 10, 1949, in Michigan City, Ind., to Harold and Dorothy (Bundesman) Weiss.
Raymond worked as a material handler at Gunite Corporation, Elkhart, Ind., and at American Home Foods, La Porte, Ind., before retiring. Raymond loved his family and enjoyed bike riding, gardening, crossword puzzles, bowling, fishing, and hunting squirrel and rabbit.
On July 13, 1967, in Carmi, Ill., he married the love of his life, Judy Weiss, who preceded him in death on May 21, 2007.
Also preceding him in death were his parents; one son, Jeffery Weiss; two brothers, Robert Weiss and Harold Weiss, Jr.; and two sisters, Henrietta Uzun and Barbara Jackson.
Surviving are his three sons, Ray (Sue Kozinski) Weiss, Jr., Joey Weiss and Mike (Michelle) Weiss, all of La Porte; five daughters, Angela (Bill) Kane of La Porte, Lisa (Jeff) Albertson of Kingsford Heights, Amy (Cody) Jedrysek of La Porte, Nicole (David) Webb of Kingsford Heights and Kristine Weiss of Kingsford Heights; three brothers, Norman Weiss of Mishawaka, Ind., David (Donna) Weiss of Michigan City and Martin (Ida) Weiss of Kingsford Heights; one sister, Carol (Rex) Miller of Texas; brother-in-law, Jerry Jackson of Michigan City; 23 grandchildren: Tony, Jeffory, Bryan, Jimmy, Branden, Kylee, Lacey, Jacob, Chelsey, Matthew, Alexis, Maddie, Katie, Megan, Amanda, Beth, Oliver, Daren, Macie, Talia, Caisi, Megan and Amanda; and great-grandchildren: Caiden, Jesse, Athena, Athen, Adriana, Isaak, and Maverick.
A funeral celebrating his life will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, at Lakeview Funeral Home and Crematory, La Porte, with Pastor John Haferkamp officiating. Visitation and viewing will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23, and from 10 a.m. until the service Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will take place in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, following the service.
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