Ray J. Holtorf ? Dartmouth Class of 1986

Ray Jay Holtorf, 43, of Perry died Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, in Perry. He was born on Dec. 6, 1963, in Fort Dodge, the son of Gene William Holtorf and Marjorie Ann North. He married Rhea Lynn Steffen in 1996 at the Chapel of the Land Living History Farms. They were the proud parents of two sons, Steffen Max and Luke Frederick. The family resided in Perry for the past three years. He graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1982 and received his degree from Dartmouth College. During college he played football. He was multi-talented and had worked at various places. He had worked in Chicago at a bank and later at a sports club. He moved to the Perry area and worked at Homemakers in Des Moines and Woodruff Construction in Ames. He was currently working for the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson as the human resources director. He loved working there, enjoying his co-workers and his job. He was a very happy person, intelligent and gifted. He is described as a ?big sweetie? and ?Mr. Incredible.?? He enjoyed his family, loved his wife and sons dearly and was a very special man. He was a Hawkeye fan, especially liking football. He also enjoyed fishing and being outdoors. He was a good communicator and with his quick mind, was a natural scorekeeper for the family?s card games. He was a member of First Christian Church and served as a deacon. He also was a member of the Republican Party and his college fraternity.

In addition to his wife, survivors include: two sons, Steffen and Luke; his father, Dr. Gene Holtorf and his wife, Dorothy, of Fort Dodge; his mother, Marjorie Betten and her husband, Dwain, of Boone; a sister, Laura Collins and her husband, Craig, of Ankeny; and two brothers, John Holtorf and his wife, Lisa, of Des Moines and Gene Holtorf and his wife, Jennifer, of Solon. He also is survived by his mother-in-law, Becky McNeil and her husband, Mike, of Collinsville, Ill.; grandparents-in-law, Janette and Walt Howe of Keokuk; a sister-in-law, Janine Brock and her husband, Nathan, of Twenty Nine Palms, Calif.; a brother-in-law, Jeremy Steffen and his wife, Lucinda, of Campbell River, British Columbia; aunts and uncles, Helen North and Phyllis Lewis and her husband, Les, all of Denison, Robert North and his wife, Lorene, of Seattle, Wash., Shirley Sleichter and her husband, Dr. Charles, of Punta Gorda, Fla., and Clarcie Thornburg and her husband, Steve, of Johnston; and nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and two brothers in infancy, Robert and Eric. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, in the First Christian Church in Perry. Hastings Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Source: http://www.dartmouth86.com/uncategorized/ray-j-holtorf/

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