Ramiro "Ray" Gonzales

December 14, 1930 - October 8, 2018

Ramiro "Ray" Gonzales, 87, of Elizabethville, passed away on October 8, 2018, at the UPMC Pinnacle Community General Osteopathic, Harrisburg. He was born in Utuado Puerto Rico on December 14, 1930, a son of the late Hilario Rivera and Maria Rosa Gonzalz. Ramiro was employed as a steel and foundry worker for many years. He was a member of Grace Community Church, Herndon, a Deacon in the Colebrook Dale Chapel in Boyertown, an Elder at Grace Community Church, Herndon, active in mission work at Grace Community, and a Sunday School Teacher for years. Ray and his wife took in Fresh Air Kids from New York for 15 years, he also loved gardening, woodworking, hunting and fishing. Ramiro is survived by his wife Joan Gonzales, two sons, Hilario (Rose) Gonzales, Lorenzo (Lada) Gonzales; three daughters, Alicia Barnes, Acilia Leavy, Emilia (Robert) Cater; three brothers, Hilario, Tony, Roque; two sisters, Clotilde, Carmen; 19 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers. Services will be held at a later date.