Please keep Sharon Rankert and the entire Demski/Rankert family in your prayers as they mourn the loss of Sharon’s father, Raymond Joseph Demski.

Raymond (Ray) J. Demski, a life-long resident of South Bend, Indiana, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, July 17, at Memorial Hospital at the age of 90. You can read Ray’s obituary here.

A viewing will be held at St. Joseph Funeral Home on Friday July 19, from 4:00-7:00 p.m., with a rosary at 3:30 p.m.. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Casimir on Saturday, July 20, at 11:00 a.m. where Ray’s life will be celebrated and remembered by all who were touched by his kindness, generosity, and unwavering love for his family and community.

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, an organization that Ray was passionate about.