Raymond H. Behrens
January 25, 1956 ~ September 24, 2012
Raymond H. Behrens, 56, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Rock Island, Illinois, passed away September 24, 2012, following a battle with cancer. Memorial Service: 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Ellis Park, Cedar Rapids. Burial at a later date: Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include his special companion, Maggie Hotz; daughter, Desirae (David) Nixon of Rock Island; father, Wendlyn Behrens, Sr. of Milan, Illinois; brothers, Wendlyn (Betty) Behrens, Jr. of Brookings, South Dakota, Clark (Ruth) Behrens of Rock Island, and Doug Behrens of Milan; sister, Rita Ferguson of Winona Lake, Indiana; and a granddaughter, Destiny. Also survived by Maggie's children, Tammi, Tereasa (Marty), Tara (Jean Louis); grandchildren, Wesley Jr., Demetreus, Jordan, Justin, Jessamyn, Anthony Jr., Andrew, Johnny, Dixon, Marius, and Agne; and six great grandchildren. Ray loved spending time with his family, especially his Maggie and Destiny. He enjoyed fishing, camping, old cars and living life his way. He was preceded in death by his mother, Kathern; son, Dustin; sister, Bonnie; nephew, Christopher; and Maggie's granddaughter, Abigail. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.
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So sorry to hear about Raymond’s death. He was so young and such a gifted artist.Now he and his son can go fishing in Heaven together.
I am so sorry to hear of yet another loss of a dear family member. May the Lord comfort & keep you all as you walk down this difficult path.
Sorry to hear about Ray’s passing. I pounded alot of beers down on the Rock River with Ray, he was a fun guy to know and party with, he won’t be forgotten. R.I.P Brother!!
Our thoughts and prayers are with you – may you always have wonderful memories of the time you had together!Blessings.
Betty & Jr
Lay at peace old friend .Mays our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
My prayers and thoughts are with the Behren’s family. We are so sorry to hear of Rays death. He was one of a kind and will be missed. Rest In Peace Ray.
Ray
Despite the deep gruff Behrens voice, despite the long hair and beard… despite the beer in hand… no matter what… Ray was a tender hearted softie at heart. No matter when you met Ray, no matter what period in his life… you knew Ray was your friend – and would be for life. Bless you brother in law- you will be missed!
Betty
Maggie and all…just wanted to say how sorry we are for your loss and that we are thinking of you.
R.I.P
To the Behrens Family,
We were sorry to read of Ray’s passing.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Tim, Joline & Eleanor Stout
Maggie so sorry to hear of your loss. may you know your in my thoughts and prayers.
R.I.P Brother. Our prayers go out to your family. You will be greatly missed. Love you brother.
Maggie-you know you are in our thoughts and prayers. Ray we know that you are still doing it your way. May you have a great send off and we will be there in spirit. Peace brother. you might not be able to be seen any more but you are still felt. Now go enjoy yourself. You’ll always be here in our stories and in our hearts.