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Services To Be Held Saturday For Raymond Paulson

Raymond Soren Paulson, 60, of Skokie, Illinois, formerly of the Blair and Orum area, passed away at St. Francis Hospital, Evansville, Illinois, Monday evening, July 23.

He is survived by his wife, Neva; three step-children, Christine McBride of Wisconsin, Michelle LaVern and John Bylski, of Skokie, Illinois; two brothers, Niels and Donald Paulson; one sister, Lucille Poulson, one sister-in-law, Wanda Poulson of Blair; one niece, Sally Baertshi of Galesburg, Illinois; and one nephew, Gary Poulson of Sac City, Iowa.

He was retired, after serving 30 years in the Marine Corps.

Funeral services will be Saturday afternoon, July 28, at 2:00 p.m. from First Lutheran Church, Blair. Burial will be in Orum Cemetery.