Ray J. CARBIENER

12 AUG 1929 - 9 JAN 2021

• BIRTH: 12 AUG 1929, North Liberty, St Joseph, IN
• DEATH: 9 JAN 2021, St Joseph Regional Med. Center, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 5 SEP 1950, St Joseph County IN

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[N27159] Ray J. Carbiener
Aug. 12, 1929 - Jan. 9, 2021

SOUTH BEND, IN - Ray J. Carbiener, 91, died Jan. 9, 2021 of COVID-19 at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center. A life well-lived. He was a proud U.S. Army Veteran serving in the Korean War and a member of the American Legion post 161. He stood for honesty, was hardworking and was always lending a helping hand to others. Ray was born on Aug 12, 1929 on a farm in North Liberty to the late Ray L. and Lalia (Reed) Carbiener. He graduated from North Liberty H.S. in 1947. On Sept 16, 1950 he was united in marriage to his first grade sweetheart, Patsy Markle. After 65 years of marriage Pat preceded him in death on Jan 29, 2016. Ray and Pat raised their two daughters on Pine Road in northern Marshall County where they built their lives around family, friends and neighbors. Ray taught his girls how to drive a tractor, a stick-shift, to pay bills on time, and when to play a loner-hand in euchre. Ray achieved patience from being outnumbered by girls in the house, so when Gary Duckett came into the home it leveled the playing field. Ray was a lifelong area resident. He worked as a machine operator at Dodge Manufacturing and A-Quality Machine Products, retiring in 1992. Following retirement, he delivered flowers for Flowers by Stephen. Ray is survived by his daughters, Jill (Jeff) Savage of Concord, NH and Gina Morgan of Lombard, IL; grandchildren, Kyle (Kelsi) Savage and Leah (Eric Covill) Savage of NH, and Brian Morgan of Tacoma, WA; one great-grandchild, Nicholas (Morgan) Beckwith of IL; many nieces and nephews; and his lifelong Hoosier friends (you know who you are). Along with his wife, he was also preceded in death by sisters, Eldonna (Leland) Donathen and Mildred (Eugene) Sanders, brother Gene Carbiener, and granddaughter Paula Rae Morgan. A private burial took place on Jan 14 at Fair Cemetery, North Liberty IN. Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel is assisting the family with a celebration of life at a later date when it is safe to do so. Online condolences can be left for the Carbiener family at www.palmerfuneralhomes.com. Memorial contributions may be made in Ray's memory to a charity of the donor's choice. The family is grateful to all from Sanctuary at St. Paul's for the outstanding care provided to Pat and Ray over the past 12 years. And so for now, to honor Ray's memory, please wear a mask, wash your hands, and be kind. Published in South Bend Tribune on Jan. 17, 2021