Racine – Raymond George Feest, age 84, passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully in his recliner at home, on Saturday, July 25, 2020.

A lifetime resident of Racine, Ray was born in Racine on August 27, 1935 to the late Oswald and Mary (nee: Henkes) Feest. After his father passing when Ray was three and mother in his sophomore year of high school, his older brother Charles took over in raising their family. Ray graduated from St. Catherine's High School in 1953 and on July 17, 1954, he was united in marriage with his childhood sweetheart, Janet Mary (nee: Ahnen) at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Racine.  While raising seven children, Ray went on to earn his accounting from Dominican College and an MBA from Marquette University and Tax & Law studies.  Ray served our community for over 56 years as a well-respected CPA, establishing many lifetime friendships with clients. In addition to operating his accounting firm, Ray taught accounting at Dominican College, UW-Parkside & UW-Whitewater.

Ray had been a member of St. Lucy Catholic Church & St. Rita Catholic Church, serving as trustee & was an involved member of the finance committees and parish councils. He also served as a board member of Siena Center and St. Monica's Senior Living. Many years ago, Ray & Janet fulfilled their dream of purchasing a farm to raise their family. They loved their hobby farm, where they sheltered a collection of stray and abandoned animals over the years. The Humane Society had kept Janet on speed dial in those days. Ray & Janet loved their farm…and so did their entire family. Ray enjoyed camping and lazy Sunday afternoon Packer games.

Surviving are his loving wife of over 66 years, Janet; their children, Michael (Mary Ellen) Feest, Marge Falendysz (Richard Arendt), Dan (Sheila) Feest, Joe (Kate) Feest, Nancy Feest and Andy (Diane) Feest; son-in-law, Kenneth Olley; grandchildren, Paul (Tasha) Feest, Stephen Feest and Alex (Kelsey) Feest; Elizabeth (Juan) Lopera; John (Melissa) Falendysz; Ryan (Pam), Jason (Mallory), Eric (Paige) & Nick Olley; Christopher Benzow, Augie Feest, Emily Skipper; Helen, Nathan & Genevieve Feest; great-grandchildren, Tiana, Tabitha, Nolan, Sam, Sebastian, Brynlee, Nicole, Carmen (Mike), Kieran, Silas, Ezekiel, Natalie, Hadley, Benjamin, Camden, Brandon & Lucas; brother-in-law, Eugene Ahnen; sisters-in-law, Patricia (James) Becker, Kathy Heinen, Mary Halvorson, Margaret McCutcheon & Beth (Larry) Lindman; many dear nieces, nephews, other relatives, clients & friends – too numerous to mention all by name.

In addition to his parents, Ray was greeted in Heaven by his son, John Feest; daughters, Theresa Feest & Becky Olley; brothers, Charles (Dorothy), James (Ruth) & Eugene (Gloria) Feest; sister, Phyllis (Jack) Nielsen; sister-in-law, Florence Ahnen; brothers-in-law, John G. (Mary) Ahnen, John "Jack" Heinen & Frank McCutcheon; and by Janet's parents, of whom Ray loved dearly, John and Genevieve (nee: Williams) Ahnen.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at St. Rita Catholic Church, 4339 Douglas Avenue, at 10:30 am. Entombment will follow in Holy Cross Mausoleum. Visitation will be in the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home on Friday from 4-7 pm (There will not be visitation at church on Saturday morning). You may witness the service livestream on Saturday at 10:30 am by visiting the web link of https://youtu.be/cMv1dARwOwo . You may also view the memorial video slideshow on the funeral home website beginning on Friday afternoon. In memory of Ray, memorials to St. Monica's Senior Living have been suggested.

In accordance with Racine County mandate, only 50 people will be allowed to enter the funeral home at a time.  You may be required to wait outside until others leave the building.  For the safety and security of our guests we also require those in attendance to wear a face covering.  We thank everyone for their understanding and cooperation during this difficult time.