On October 6, 2014, while surrounded by family, Ray went to peacefully rest in the arms of the Lord.
A memorial service for Ray will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Fargo. A final private interment will be held at a later date at Brorson Danish Lutheran Church, west of Sidney, MT.
Ray was born on June 27, 1926 in Brush, CO to Fred and Mary Lebsock. He moved to Fairview, MT with his family in 1929. Ray went through Fairview, MT schools and worked on the family farm until graduating in 1944. Shortly thereafter, Ray and his brothers started a family-owned underground sewer and water construction company working throughout North Dakota and Montana.
On October 27, 1950 he married Leona Sorensen from Sidney, MT. After serving in the US Army for several years, Ray returned home to the construction business. Ray and Leona moved to Williston, ND in 1958 where they raised their children, Dan and Patti. In 1982, Ray and Leona moved to Mesa, AZ., joining their son, Dan, in his construction company. Ray loved his work and felt very fortunate to be involved in the family business.
Ray and Leona moved to the Fargo-Moorhead area to spend more time with their daughter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom Ray was always so proud of and loved dearly. He was a kind, gentle, hardworking husband, father, and grandfather.
Ray is preceded in death by his parents, three brothers (Ted Lebsock, George Lebsock, Gordy Lebsock), two sisters (Ruth Karst, Annabelle Sands), and his son, Dan Lebsock.
Ray is survived by his wife, A. Leona; two sisters, Mary Ann (Marv) Jentz and Bonnie (Roger) Cook; three brothers, Kenneth (Maxine) Lebsock, Robert (Judy) Lebsock and Roger (Barbara) Lebsock; his daughter, Patti (Greg) Wentz; grandchildren, Mike Monson and Jessica Nomeland; step-grandchildren, Brian (Sheila) Wentz and Sara (Matt) Hoffmann; great-grandchildren, and many other friends and family that adored and loved Ray.
Memorials may be directed to Messiah Lutheran Church, Fargo, ND.