Raymond Charles Wetteland

Born: May 15, 1945 in San Francisco. CA

Died: March 26, 2018 in Gilbert, AZ

Ray was born to Karl F. Wetteland & Margaret “Peggy” Simpson-Wetteland (both deceased).

Ray is survived by his wife of 38 years, Julie Fiske-Wetteland, son Kevin Michael Wetteland, daughter-in-law Carrie Davis Mounts-Wetteland, granddaughters Alexandria N. (Alex) Wetteland & Jacqueline E. (Jax) Wetteland, all of Buckley, WA; daughter Theresa (Terri) Michelle Wetteland-Katz, son-in-law Brian Katz, granddaughter Taylor E. Katz & grandson Brenden C. Katz, all of Chandler, AZ. Ray was one of 7 children, 2 Brothers Philip Wetteland & Patrick Wetteland both of Roseville. CA, and, 4 Sisters, Berniece Wetteland-Purcell of Los Gatos, CA, Jean Marie Wetteland-Gardner of Oakhurst, CA, Mary Ann Wetteland-Ventura of Selma. CA, and, Margaret (Margie) Wetteland-Ford of El Dorado Hills, CA. Ray is also survived by his Mother-in-Law, Joan Poole-Fiske, brother-in-law David J. Fiske & sister-in-law Martha Gilley all of Lexington, KY, and, his awesome Yorkie Furr-Babies, Stoli & Boodles.

Ray was a Veteran of the Vietnam War, through service in the US Army. Ray spent his time in the Army at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, in the Dept of the Army’s Information Systems division. Upon Ray’s discharge from the Army, he returned to San Francisco, CA and went back to school at the University of San Francisco and back to work for Pacific Bell/AT&T. He lived/worked for 5 years in Morristown, NJ while on assignment with AT&T, and, continued to work in Information Systems At PacBell/AT&T until his retirement in July, 1991.

Ray loved to travel, meet new people, play golf & have a good time enjoying life. One of Ray’s fondest memories is the years he and Julie spent wandering our beautiful country from December, 1994 until May, 2002, in their beautiful “coach/bus”, until they agreed to “put down roots” in Lodi, CA, when they were blessed with 3 grandchildren in barely 3 years. Ray loved the Lodi area and was heavily involved in the Lodi Wine Country activities, pouring wine at events, working to support the evolution of Information Technology at numerous wineries, and, supporting Julie in her volunteer involvement at Hospice of San Joaquin, and, the many related fundraising events planned & offered by the Hospice of San Joaquin Butterfly Auxiliary - Lodi Chapter.

Upon Ray’s passing the following was posted on both Ray’s & Julie’s personal Facebook page(s);

"To know him was to love him. The love of my life, my soul mate, my love at first sight guy, is now at peace & out of pain. Ray fought a valiant & courageous battle with the most heinous & insidious of diseases ...Dementia/Alzheimers. He passed into God’s arms & was greeted by the Angels at 6:20 pm on Monday, March 26, 2018, and, is now a true angel himself. My heart is forever broken & the tears are many as I relive, in my mind, the best of the best our almost 41 years together provided for us. He is now with this parents, playing golf with his Dad & Uncle Charlie and enjoying everything he always loved. I love you Raymond Wetteland, always have & always will. My love & hugs to you Bunzie”.

At Ray’s request, there are no services planned. A date, time & location for a celebration of Ray’s life is yet to be determined.

Further at Ray’s request, he asked that those wishing to donate in his memory, please consider donating to Hospice of San Joaquin, 3888 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA. 95204-1953, (209) 957-3888, http://www.hospicesj.org, or, the Alzheimers Organization at http://www.alz.org.