Raymond V. Crandall, age 88, of Wolsey, died Monday, August 15, 2005, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, August 20, at the First Presbyterian Church at Wolsey with Rev. Rhonda Wellsandt-Zell officiating. Burial will be at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Friends may call Friday afternoon and evening and Saturday morning at the Welter Funeral Home or prior to the service at the church Saturday afternoon. Raymond Victor Crandall was born on June 7, 1917, to Arthur and Juno (Demming) Crandall on a farm near Carthage, SD. He attended rural school in the Carthage area. He began farming in the Carthage and Artesian areas working for Ralph Rhoads on the farm for a number of years. Ray married Julia Haugen of Alpena on November 13, 1943, at Huron. They moved to a farm in rural Fedora, and then to a farm in rural Artesian where they lived for 2 years. They moved to Wichita, KS, where Ray did custom harvesting. They then moved to a farm in rural Alpena for 2 years and then bought a farm southwest of Huron, where they lived until 1961, when they moved to Wolsey. Ray continued custom harvesting until 1989 when he retired after 43 years. Ray and Julia continued to live in the Wolsey community, wintering for 23 years in the McAllen, TX, area. Ray enjoyed playing cards and doing jigsaw puzzles. He is survived by his wife Julia of Wolsey; 3 daughters, Sharon (Louie) Busch of Huron, Sandra (Roger) Weinmann of LoLo, MT, and Pamela Eichstadt of Wolsey; 2 sons, John Crandall of Huron, and Jeffrey Crandall of Deer Lodge, MT; 9 grandchildren, Laurie (Kerry) Nelson, Lisa Hansen, David Hansen, Justin Busch, Scott (Amber) Weinmann, Rochelle (Dan) Schmauck, Rhonda (Darren) Hokansen, Chad Crandall, and Brian Crandall; 13 great grandchildren; 1 brother, Archie (Alice) Crandall of Nampa, ID; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; 6 brothers, Glenn, Chester, Wayne, Eugene, Harold, and John in infancy.