Raymond Rego

Raymond H. Rego, age 87 years, of Elroy, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at the Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston, Wisconsin.

He was born on April 28, 1922 to Anthony and Anna (Connors) Rego at Sauk County, Wisconsin.  He grew to adulthood in the Cazenovia area and began working for his Uncle at a cheese factory at Bunker Hill.  Ray served in the U.S. Army during World War II.  Then he worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Madison.

Raymond was united in marriage to Lucy Beranek on June 25, 1952 at the St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Hillsboro.  They operated Rego’s Bar and Grill in Union Center and in 1965 moved to their farm at Elroy.  He also worked as a Carpenter for many years, worked for Kickapoo Oil and later in maintenance at Fort McCoy until his retirement in 1987.  He was a member of the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Elroy, the Knights of Columbus, VFW, American Legion, and Disabled American Veterans.

Survivors include his wife, Lucy of Elroy; children, Dennis (Martha) Rego of Sterrett, Alabama, David (Linda) Rego of Elroy, and Louise (Mark) Lee of Baraboo; seven grandchildren, Jacob, Rebekah, Rachel, Joshua, Logan, Hannah, and Nicholas; two sisters-in-law, Gertrude Rego of Madison and Syvilla Rego of Reedsburg; and two brothers-in-law, Herbert Lehman of Reedsburg and Melvin Beranek of Foley, Minnesota.  He was preceded in death by his Parents; brothers, Charles and Patrick; and sisters, Janice and Betty.