RAYMOND W. RASSIER

MAY 31, 1925 - MAY 11, 2022

Raymond W. Rassier 96 of Philadelphia passed peacefully on May 11, 2022 surrounded by loved ones.  Loving husband of Shirley (nee Armstrong).  Loving father of the late Diane Johnson (the late Lawrence).  Survived by daughter Karen Whalen (Michael), grandchildren Audrey Caputo (Johnny), Christopher, Jamie, Randi, great-grandchildren Cadence, JJ, Dakota.

Ray was a man of deep faith, attending, teaching, and volunteering at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mayfair, Philadelphia for 70+ years.  He served in World War II as an Army Air Corps radarman, completing 35 missions above Japan in a B-29 superfortress.  Upon his return from the war, he attended night school prior to accepting a job as a tool and die maker, which he remained in until retiring at the age of 72.  Ray met and married Shirely at St. John's, remaining a loving and devoted husband for 68 years.  He spent many years as a talented singer in the Barbershop Sounds of Liberty Chorus, and as an avid harmonica player and singer in the Vintage Harmony Chorus.

Family and friends are invited to attend his viewing Wednesday evening, May 18 from 6pm-8pm at The Edward J.Petner Funeral Home, 6421 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia 19135 and on Thursday, May 19, at 10am at St. John's Lutheran Church, 3101 Tyson Ave., Philadelphia, followed by his Christian funeral service and burial beginning at 11am. Interment private.