Raymond D. Schuster

Raymond D. Schuster, 84 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, March 7, 2007 in Admiral's Pointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Huron following a brief illness. He was born March 14, 1922 in Vermilion and has been a lifelong resident. He was a self-employed dairy and grain farmer on the "Never Done Acres" until retiring in 1995. He was a member of the Vermilion Evangelical & Reformed Church, Ely Lodge #424 and the Grange. He loved horses. He is survived by a nephew, Howard Schuster of Berlin Heights; nieces, Shelly Mann of Vermilion, Joyce Berger and Betty Plumb, both of Berlin Heights; sister-in-law, Edna Schuster of Berlin Heights; 3 step-grandchildren, Scott, Shannon and Shawn. He was preceded-in-death by his wife, Dorothea (nee Manning) Schuster, step-son, Dennis McCrea, parents, Henry and Marie (nee Knott) Schuster, brothers, Harold and John Schuster and sister, Alice Schuster. Friends may call on Friday, March 9, 2007 from 6-9 pm at the Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South Street, Vermilion. Graveside services will be on Saturday, March 10, 2007 at 10:00 am at Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermilion. The Reverend Bill Seith, pastor of the Vermilion Evangelical and Reformed Church, will officiate. Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association of Ohio South Shore, 6800 West Central Avenue D-1, Toledo, Ohio 43617 or the Humane Society of Erie County, 1911 Superior Street, Sandusky, Ohio 44870.