home with his family at his side on June 14,
2018.
Raymond Axtman was born on April 15, 1930,
to Steven and Elizabeth Axtman, in Rugby, ND. Ray was
the youngest of nine children. He is survived by one sister,
Eva Waller, who lives in Lake City, WA.
Ray grew up on a farm in Rugby. He was drafted during the
Korean War and served in Seoul, South Korea. He then
attended North Dakota University in Fargo, ND. After
graduating, he enrolled at the University of Minnesota
School of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, he
practiced large animal medicine in St. Charles, Minnesota.
There, he met Barbara Schlosser; and they were married,
June 10, 1961, in Durand, Wisconsin. In 1970, Ray and
Barbara moved to Monroe, WA, where he had a small
animal veterinary practice. There they raised 4 girls.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and four daughters and
their husbands, Ann (Todd), Mary (Randy), Julie (Greg),
and Ellen (Sean); and his six grandchildren, Rebecca, Emily,
Amber, Paul, Eli and Kyle