Obituary for Raymond J. Balcerzak

Raymond J. Balcerzak of Payson, Ariz. passed away Aug. 28, 2014.
He was born March 1938 in Chicago, Ill. He worked as an electrician for various manufacturing companies as well as for the Navy on the USS Lake Champlain. He was married to his wife, Mauricia, for 38 years. He loved playing chess, billiards, reading, doing jigsaw puzzles and spent many hours on his computer. He is survived by his daughters, Nina (Tim) Hinton of Prescott, Nadine (Tom) Del Favero of Apache Junction, Nanette (Kevan) Pace of Show Low; and his seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mauricia, on July 25, 2011; his parents Raymond and Marie (Wychelewski) Balcerzak; son, Norman; and daughter, Nancy.
Services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014 at 12 noon at Messinger Payson Funeral Home, 901 S. Westerly Road in Payson.