Ray Arthur Nist

1925 - 2001  (75 years)

• Name	Ray Arthur Nist
  Born	8 May 1925	Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Feb 2001	Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I327330	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Raymond Arthur Nist,   b. 16 Feb 1905, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 6 Jun 1940, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Helen May Snow,   b. 21 Oct 1903, Ohio, USA ,   d. 15 Feb 1976, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1923	Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F110406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blodwyn Boyer
  Children	1. Nist   2. Nist   3. Nist   4. Nist
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F110407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Ray A. Nist, 75, Ravenna, OH Ray A. Nist, 75, of Ravenna, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2001 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna. Born May 8, 1925 in Canton, he was the son of Raymond and Helen (Snow) Nist. He had lived in Canton before moving to Ravenna in 1988. Mr. Nist was co-owner of Kent Lighting Center and retired in 1995. He had been in the electrical business for 50 years. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member and Elder of Christ Presbyterian Church in Canton, a member of Masonic Lodge A. & F.M. No. 60 of Canton and the Kent Lions Club and was a volunteer for Portage County Hospice. Survivors include his wife, Blodwyn (Boyer), to whom he was married for 56 years; daughters, Paula (Robert) Smethers, Christine (C.S.) Testa, Roberta (Steven) Stocker and Janet (Larry) Nicol; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sisters, Eylene (Charles) Cobb, Mary (Andy) Boomhower and Patricia Boomhower. Visitation will be held one hour prior to a 2 p.m. memorial service Friday at Christ Presbyterian Church, 530 Tuscarawas Ave. in Canton. Cremation has taken place. Arrangements are being handled by Wood-Kortright Funeral Home, Ravenna Chapel. Memorials can be made to the Alzheimer's Association of Canton, 4815 Munson Ave., Canton, 44718 or Portage Area Senior Services Day Care Center, 1046 Lake St., Kent, 44240.