Raymond Reid Churchill
April 23, 1947 to May 8, 2021
Obituary
Raymond Reid Churchill aged 74 years has passed away after a battle with Alzheimer’s on Saturday, May 8th, 2021 at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital.
Predeceased by his parents, George and Laura (Greeley) Churchill; sister, Evelyn; brothers, Leonard, Melvin, and Ches.
Leaving to mourn his special and devoted friend Judy; loving daughter Jenelle whom he adored and her significant other, Charlie Smith, who went above and beyond for Ray and stayed with him until the end; sisters, Lil, Mary, Rose, and Joan; brother, Edwin (Debbie); cousin, Madeline who held a special place in his heart; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
A sincere thank you to his homecare workers and to all the staff at St. Clare’s 4th Floor West for taking such care of Ray during his stay.
Cremation has taken place.
A private committal service will take place on Thursday, May 13th at 11:00AM at St. Lawrence Anglican Cemetery, Bauline Line Ext. In keeping with COVID regulations it is by invitation only.
In lieu of flowers donations in Ray’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society.
Myself and my wife, Brenda, would like to extend our sincere condolences to all of Ray’s family..
Ray and I were work buddies for many years and remained friends long after we stopped working together. I have so many great memories of our time together.; some I can share, others I probably shouldn’t! Although they were all good times ❤️
Rest peacefully my friend ????????❤️
Judy, Jenelle, and Ray’s family. Our condolences to you at this difficult time. Ray was a wonderful kind soul.
Condolences to Ray’s family and friends , thoughts and prayers to you all
To Ray’s family : We are sorry to hear of Ray’s passing . Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this very difficult time .
To Judy,Janelle and Rays family
Our deepest condolences our thoughts are with you all at this very difficult time..
My deepest condolences to the family at this very very difficult time. I worked with Ray in vosiey bay in 2005. A fine guy to work with. A gentleman. Rest easy raymond.
To Ray’s Family , Our condolences on his passing. Our thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
To Ray’s Family , Our condolences on his passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. God Bless.
Judy, thinking of you and your daughter at this very sad time in your lives.
Sorry to hear of Ray’s passing. I will miss his smile and gentle ways. Our thoughts and prayers are with all the family.
ou r deepest condolences, to all the family, he was such a good soul. he’ll be sadly missed. god bless
So sorry to hear of Ray’s passing, please accept our sincere condolences.
Christine and Charlie Harris
Judy, Jenelle and the Churchill family.
So sorry to hear of Ray’s passing; please accept my sincerest condolences. . You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Love
Sherry and Don
Condolences to the Churchill family.
Our thoughts are with you.
Jenelle, Judy and all the Churchill family, our deepest condolences on the passing of Ray. Keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers.
Judy, Jenelle and the Churchill family,
So sorry to hear of Ray’s passing; please accept our sincerest condolences. .
So very sad to hear about Ray’s passing. He was a gentle soul with the kindest of hearts. Rest easy, Ray!
I’m so sorry to hear of Ray’s passing. May be rest in peace. My condolences to all his family and friends.
Judy, Jenelle & Ray’s Family………
Please accept our condolences on the passing of Ray.
“Rest eternal grant unto him o’lord and let light perpetual shine upon him” Amen ????
Judy,Jenelle and all of Rays family
We are so sorry to hear of Rays passing.
Sending condolences to you all. RIP Ray.
To Judy , Janelle and all of Ray’s Family heartfelt condolences to you all on Ray’s passing. God Bless
Jenelle, Judy and all of Rays family and friends,
Condolences to you all on Rays passing. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Judy , we always enjoyed meeting you and Ray while out and about and having a chat with you both.. Take care.
.R.I.P. Ray
My wife Beverly and myself would like to offer our sincere condolences to Ray’s Family and close Friends.
I got to meet Ray through a mutual friend (Wayne Mercer-Whitbourne) over 40 years ago and ironically found out last night from Wayne that Ray had passed away.
Ray was a special and kind person who will always be remembered as such. His infectious smile was something that will always be in my memories.
Time does fly by but I wanted to reflect on a memory that comes to mind about Ray. Ray and Wayne Mercer were in Alberta for work and Ray was even at my wedding in Edmonton on November 8th, 1980. He and Wayne stayed at our apartment and I still think of the laughs and fun we had back then.
One story that comes to mind was we had a black Persian cat (Misty) who loved Ray and could sense his kindness. One night after a few Toddies when everyone went to bed, the cat went in Ray’s room and slept on his pillow with her paws hanging over Ray’s eyes. When Ray woke up in the morning he thought he’d gone blind when he opened his eyes and everything was fuzzy. He told us his first thought was how much we must have drank to go blind. We laughed at that story so many times and still brings a smile to my face.
Ray and Wayne gave us an assortment of wedding gifts and one was an ironing board that we still use to this day. I don’t think I will ever iron anything without thinking of Ray.
God Bless you Ray as you made a positive impact on everyone who had the pleasure to meet you. Heaven will be a better place with you there.
Neil & Bev Richards
Edmonton, Alberta
Churchill Family
So sorry to hear about the passing of Ray,. he was a wonderful person and will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone at this difficult time
Edwin and family,
We were so sorry to hear about Ray’s passing.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time.