Baumgarten

Raphael W. "Ray" Baumgarten, 63, of Tionesta, died Saturday at his home.

Born May 3, 1943, in Evans City, he was the son of the late Walter Baumgarten and Mary F. Anthony.

Mr. Baumgarten was retired from AK Steel, where he worked in the combustion department. He was a veteran of the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Fryburg Sportsman Club and the Forest County Sportsman Club. Also he was a member of the American Legion Post 0066 Clarion and the National Rifle Association.

He was an avid hunter and fisherman and he enjoyed riding his four-wheeler.

He is survived by his wife, Nita M. Baumgarten, whom he married on Dec. 19, 1964; two daughters, Lisa M. Kadunce of Butler and Mrs. Thomas (Annette) Valasek of Natrona Heights; a son, Douglas Baumgarten of Florida; three grandsons, Nick Kadunce, Alex Kadunce and Andrew Valasek, and one nephew.

He was preceded in death by his sister, A. Charlene Reddick.

<B>BAUMGARTEN</B> — A memorial celebration for Raphael W. "Ray" Baumgarten, who died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006, will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the Fryburg Sportsman Club, in Fryburg, Clarion County, for his family and friends.There will be no public visitation. Internment will be in Butler County Memorial Park.Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association., Pittsburgh Office, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 602, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 or to the Fryburg Sportsman Club, Attention Memorial Scholarship Fund for Mr. Ray Baumgarten, P.O. Box 93, Fryburg, PA 16326.Arrangements are being handled by the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home.</B>Information also is available at www.thompson-miller.com.