Ray Henry Morse (September 29th, 1919 ""? September 7th, 2012)

North Platte lost a member of the Greatest Generation on Friday, September 7th.
Ray Henry Morse leaves his legacy as a Husband, a Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather and a Citizen defending his country. He was 92-years-old.
He witnessed first-hand, some of the worst that World War II's Pacific Theater had to offer: The Aleutians, The Philippines and Okinawa. In fact, he arrived in The Pacific Theater the very day that The Battle of Attu began. In a world that must have seemed mad with killing and death, Ray Morse was committed to saving lives. He served in an Army Medical Battalion.
A native Nebraskan, Ray was born to parents Henry and Beulah Morse in Wallace. He graduated from Kearney High School in 1938, and went on to attend The University of Nebraska at Kearney, until his Nation called for service.
He married Allene (Fisher) Morse in early 1950. He supported his family as a pipefitter with Union Pacific Railroad and retired in 1983. Retirement did not curtail his commitment to craftsmanship""?he leaves behind a well-used shop in the basement of his longtime North Platte home, complete with a bench worn by countless hours of seated tinkering and reflection. You have not met a more practical man than Ray Morse.
His sisters Helen Caldwell (Boulder, CO) and Louise Stafford (New Jersey) preceded Ray in death.
He is survived by his Wife of 62 years, Allene Morse, his daughter Nancy Reifschneider (Doug) as well as his grandchildren Jason Hill (Angie) and Dana Morgan (Walt). Ray also had four great grandchildren: Adam Brubaker, Braeden Hill and Lydia and Gus Morgan. He is missed by all.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Golden Living Center, Cozad, NE or Aseracare Care Hospice, Kearney, NE.