This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XY.2ADE/450 Message Board Post: NOTE-I am not related to this family Loveland Reporter Herald (Loveland, Larimer, Colorado) Saturday August 10, 2002 page B-4 Raymond "Ray" Elmquist, 81, of Longmont, formerly of Loveland, died Aug. 8, 2002, at Longmont United Hospital in Longmont. He was born July 2, 1921, in Loveland, to Gust and Hannah Chelberg Elmquist. He moved to the Rinn area in 1923. He graduated from Erie High School in 1939, where he was active in the Erie High School Operetta. He attended Barnes Business College. He married Lorraine Anderson on Nov. 16, 1947, in Longmont. He farmed on the same farm all his life. He was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church. He enjoyed farming and raising beef and dairy cattle. He liked the lifestyle because it allowed him to be with his family. He also enjoyed music and singing. Mr. Elmquist is survived by his wife, Lorraine Anderson Elmquist of Longmont; three sons, Gary Elmquist and Artie Elmquist, both of Longmont, and Stan Elmquist and wife Julie of Greeley; two grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by a brother, Elmer Elmquist in 1929, two sisters, Edith Jillson in 1990, and Hazel Bullock in 1988, and two nephews. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Tuesday at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel in Longmont. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 803 Third Ave. in Longmont. The Rev. Bruce Berquist will officiate. Burial will be in Longmont Mountain View Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in care of Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, 326 Terry St., Longmont, 80501.