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Raymond Donald Ginther, 83, a resident of Rio Rancho since 1975, died Oct. 14, 2004. The carpenter and cabinet maker in the building and contracting business was the son of Raymond Doolittle Ginther and Myrtle Pauline Harman of Connecticut. Ray was a member of Paradise Hills United Methodist Church, B.P.O.E. Lodge 2500 Elks of Rio Rancho. He also was a long-standing and very active volunteer with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque. He retired in 1986 after more than 10 years of service with the Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute as a member of the Central Engineering Unit staff. Prior to working at the research institute, he was a private contractor on the East Coast for many years. Ray served in the U.S. Navy, was a SEABEE and is a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5890 in Rio Rancho. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Dorothy Louise Quick Ginther of Rio Rancho; two children, Kenneth Ginther and wife Joy of Tijeras, N.M., and Janet Simmel and husband Tom of Connecticut; two grandchildren, Demian Ginther and life partner Laura of Albuquerque and Heather Guzzi and husband Ralph of Connecticut; one great granddaughter, Lexie Ginther of Albuquerque; one sister, Mildred Tripp of Georgia, and brother, Carl Ginther and wife Pat of North Carolina; and several nieces and nephews. Two memorial services will be held for Raymond. A service Monday, Oct. 18, at noon will be at Paradise Hills United Methodist Church, 4700 Paradise Blvd. in Albuquerque, followed by a light lunch. A service and reception at the B.P.O.E. Lodge 2500 Elks, 1530 Barbara Loop in Rio Rancho. Private interment will take place at a later date in Vista Verde Memorial Park, 4310 Sara Rd. in Rio Rancho. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the B.P.O.E. Lodge 2500 Elks. Arrangements by Vista Verde Memorial Park and Mortuary, 892-9920.
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