Obituary of Raymond J. Gates

Gates, Raymond J., Sr., age 90 of Hamburg, November 6, 2017. Husband of the late Dorothy (nee Head). Father of Carol (Tony) Ricotta, Kathleen (Mark) DePan, Raymond J. (Erica Owczar) Gates, Frances Busch, Alice Busch, Nancy, William (Karyn) and the late Mary Gates. Brother of Albert (Ann) Gates. Also survived by 19 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the DONALD M. DEMMERLEY FUNERAL HOME, INC., 21 Pierce Avenue, Hamburg on Friday, November 10 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. All are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Bernadette RC Church, 5930 South Abbott Road, Orchard Park on Saturday, November 11 at 10:00 AM. Burial in SS. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Hamburg. Flowers are gratefully declined. Mr. Gates was a retiree of the US Postal Service and a proud Navy veteran of WW II and Korea. Online guest register at www.demmerleyfuneralhome.com.