Funeral services for Warren Carl Raben of
Albert Lea
,
MN
, will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, July 6, 2009 at the Crossroads Evangelical Free Church. Pastor Glen Stevens will officiate. Visitation will be held Sunday evening from 4 until 7 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in
Graceland
Cemetery
.
Warren
died Wednesday morning at the
Albert Lea
Medical
Center
. He was 82 years of age.
Warren
was born July 24, 1926 in
Albert Lea
,
MN
, the son of Carl E. and Ruth (Petersen) Raben. He was a graduate of
Albert Lea
High School
. On April 23, 1977 he was united in marriage to Carol Thorgeson in
Minneapolis
,
MN
.
Warren
farmed east of
Albert Lea
all of his life moving into town in June of 2006. He was a member of the
Crossroads
Church
and was a Guidian since 1985. Together they went on several mission trips to
Texas
, and he volunteered with the Salvation Army.
Warren loved to travel, work on the farm and fishing up north. He was full of life, always upbeat and humorous.
Warren
is survived by his wife Carol of Albert Lea, MN, nieces; Kathy (Jay) Dyrdal of Albert Lea, MN, and their children Laura and Michael, Bev (Scott) Krause of New Richland, MN, and their children Rachel and Nathan. Nephews; David (Jane) Raben of Kenosha, WI,
and their children Anna and Molly, Larry Raben and his friend Cathy Bok of Albert Lea, MN, Tim Raben and his friend Jill Illg of Albert Lea and his daughter Holly.
Warren
was preceded in death by his parents, brother Edwin Raben, sister Alice Raben and sister in law Audrey Raben.
