Raymond Rieniets Oct. 17, 1928 – April 23, 2023

      Raymond Rieniets, 94, formerly of Monticello, died peacefully, Sunday, April 23, 2023 at Pinicon Place Care Center, Anamosa surrounded by his family.

    Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello where friends may call after 10 a.m. Pastor Holly Knouse will officiate at the services. Interment will be in the Oakwood Cemetery at a later date. Military honors will be accorded by the United States Army. Goettsch Funeral Home has taken Ray and his family into their care. By visiting Goettschonline.com you may share your thoughts, memories and condolences with Ray's family and sign the online guest book.

    Surviving is his wife Lorna; two children, Sherry (Jerry) Behrends and Karey Rieniets; three grandchildren, Brandee (Pete) Gehl, Breanna (Jay) Welter, Jesse (Jamie) Behrends; five great-grandchildren, Elie, Tanner, John, Ben and Stella; two step-great-grandchildren, Courtney and Kirby; and two step-great-great-grandchildren, Kyran and Beaudan; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by five siblings, Leona Bender, Kathleen Streeper, Betty Hinrichs, Paul Rieniets and Mildred Hinrichs; and brother-in-law, Harlan Helgens.

    Raymond Henry Rieniets was born Oct. 17, 1928 in Richland Township, Jones County, Iowa. He was the son of Gerhard and Margaret Guyan, Rieniets. He received his early education in Richland Township School #4. He graduated from Monticello Community Schools with the class of 1947. He was a truck driver for Claire Eggiman and also drove a school bus for the Monticello schools. Ray served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He returned home and married Lorna Helgens on May 16, 1954 at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. He started his 37-year career with Iowa Electric. He read meters in Monticello, then did appliance servicing. He was a truck driver,  did sub-station maintenance and finished his career servicing electric meters. In retirement he refurbished a store in Mount Vernon for Lorna.

    He enjoyed, mushroom hunting, NASCAR, helping others and spending time at the cabin in Delhi. He tried never to miss any activities for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.