Marian R. Ray, 95

Marian R. Ray, formerly of Antigo, age 95, passed Monday, July 27, 2020, at home in Sarasota, Florida.
She was born April 27, 1925, in Antigo a daughter of John and Matilda (Hilger) Hanus and was a 1943 graduate of Antigo High School.
Raised in Antigo, she worked in Washington D.C., later returning to Antigo where she was employed at a local radio station, and finally relocated to Sarasota where she became a nurse.
She was preceded in death by 2 husbands: Jack McCreight and Norman Ray, and the father of her son James Merkle.
She is survived by two sons Daniel Merkle and Donald Brian McCreight; two daughters Barbara (David) Eldridge and Nancy McCreight; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at Queen of Peace Cemetery.