Raney Miles Israelson, 82, of Luverne, died Saturday, April 8, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne, surrounded by his family after a six-month battle with cancer.
Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. A private family burial will take place at a later date.
Raney Israelson was born in Morrison County, Minnesota, on July 16, 1940, to Albert and Maymie (Winsor) Israelson. He graduated from Hickman High School in Hickman, Nebraska.
Raney married Janet May on July 28, 1962, in Hickman. To this union were born a son, Brant and daughter, Staci. Raney first worked for a telephone company. He then owned his own trucking business and later owned his own insurance company in Nebraska. Raney and Jan moved to Luverne in 1977, where he then worked at Northwest Bank as an insurance agent. In 1984 they bought the Country Kitchen in Luverne. They owned it for 23 years, retiring in 2007.
Raney was a member of Luverne Presbyterian Church. He loved his family and was a big part of their lives. He loved playing cards. (He didn’t go anywhere without his digital pocket poker game.) He loved lake time up at Sauk Lake with all his lake friends, especially fishing with his brothers, nephews and special friend, Virgil Van Batavia. He was a lawn master until the end.
Raney is survived by his wife, Jan; daughter Staci (Monte) Zwaan of Luverne; daughter-in-law Val; grandchildren Tyler (Renee) Israelson of La Habra, California, Tanner Israelson of Fullerton, California, MacKenzi (TJ) Loger of Steen, Chazni Zwaan of Luverne, and Miraya, Angel and Dominic Rodríguez of Hesperia, California; four great-grandchildren; siblings Al (Pat) Israelson of East Bethel, Isaac (Marlene) Israelson of Holmen, Wisconsin, and Leah Waldron of Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Brant; a grandson, Zachary; two brothers, William and Ellsworth; a sister, Linnea; and special friend Don McCord.
Arrangements are provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons.com.
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