CHERRY — Ronald Joseph Raef, 67, of 206 St. Paul St., Cherry, passed away Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Ronald was born on Jan. 3, 1945, in Spring Valley to Stephen Joseph and Marcella Marie (Schneider) Raef. He was a class of 1963 graduate of Hall High School. He married Doris Lynn Stefko on July 3, 1965, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Cherry.

He had worked for Sundstrand/Sauer-Danfoss in LaSalle as a machinist for 42 years where he served as chief steward for United Auto Workers Local 285. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Cherry, serving as usher in recent years.