Raymond R Doerr

A service for Raymond R. Doerr, 85, Plainview, will be at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, August 31 ^st , at Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview.  Pastor John Carrier will officiate.  Inurnment will be in Pleasant View Cemetery in Plainview.

A Memorial Gathering will be from 5-8 P.M. on Tuesday, August 30 ^th at Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview.

Ray passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Faith Regional Health Service in Norfolk.

Ray was born on August 20, 1937, to Reinhard and Bertha (Von Rentzell) Doerr east of Creighton.  He was baptized and confirmed at Golgotha Lutheran Church near Wausa. He attended country school through eighth grade and graduated from Creighton High School in 1955.  While in high school he participated in all sports and qualified for state in track his senior year. He attended Norfolk Junior College and Wayne State College playing football at each.  He graduated in 1959 from Wayne State College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master’s Degree in 1973.

He married Joyce Emory at Golgotha Lutheran Church on December 27, 1959.  To this union were born two children, Susan and David.

Ray taught Social Studies at high schools in Dunbar, Tilden, and Plainview for a total of 42 years retiring in 2001. During his career,  Ray coached football, basketball, volleyball, and track. He was also the Athletic Director at Plainview High School for many years.  Ray was a referee for football, volleyball, and basketball and was a starter for many track meets in the area. Ray was also part of the Teammates Mentoring program.

Honors received for his contributions to sports include the Northeast Nebraska Track & Field Achievement Award in 2003, the Northeast Nebraska All-Star Football Classic Lifetime Contributor Award in 2017, and the Plainview High School Hall of Fame in 2021.

During the summers, he worked construction, was a groundskeeper at the Plainview Country Club, and owned K-Lawn, a lawn fertilizing business.

Ray was an avid gardener, collector of coins and stamps, and liked to fish and hunt. He was a hardworking man who was always willing to help his family, friends, and neighbors. Ray was presently a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview.

Preceding him in death was his son, David; his parents; his brothers, Melvin, Leslie, and Milford; his sisters, Mardella Smith and Ethel Guernsey; his sisters-in-law, Janice Doerr and Joyce Emory; brothers-in-law, Larry Emory, Robert Emory, and Donald Emory.

Survivors include his wife, Joyce, of 62 years; daughter, Susan (Rock) Fehringer of Pierce; daughter-in-law, Patrice Doerr of Everett, WA; 7 grandchildren, Natisha Poindexter, Billy Poindexter, Jessica (Jeff) Johnson, Jennifer (friend Drew Serio) Julich, Anthony (Meagan) Fehringer, Zachary Fehringer and Davis Doerr; 9 great grandchildren, Isaac, Mateo, Amara, Christian, Bailee, Amari, Aubrey, Ava, and Emerson; sister, Stella (Luther) Gutz; sisters-in-laws, Janiece Carr and Gladys Doerr; brothers-in-law Leroy Emory and Tom Guernsey as well as many nieces and nephews.