Raymond Frank Ghiselli

January 10, 1930 - January 6, 2020

Raymond Frank Ghiselli; 89 years, 11 months, 27 days; of Madisonville, TX; passed away on Monday; January 6, 2020 in Houston, TX. Graveside services are scheduled for 11AM on Saturday; January 11, 2020 at Park Cemetery in Madisonville, TX. Raymond was born on January 10, 1930 in Galveston, TX to Guido Ghiselli and Ruby (Benge) Ghiselli. He graduated from Galveston Ball High School and attended The University of Houston before enlisting in The United States Army where he honorably served his country for two years during the Korean War. Raymond worked for many years for Houston Lighting and Power, which is now known as Reliant Energy. He retired in 1987 and built his home in the “Pee Dee Community” in Madisonville. During his retirement; he traveled extensively throughout the United States and Italy and continued writing which he loved, dating back to his days studying journalism at The University of Houston. Raymond was preceded in death by his parents; by his wife, Ila Mae (Farris) Ghiselli; his sister, Jean Coughlin; and his son, Randall Ghiselli. Raymond is survived by his brother, Robert Ghiselli (Kay); his sister, Diane Cimo (Phil); his son, Ronald Ghiselli (Kathy); his daughter, Janet Ghiselli-Scott (Gordon); his granddaughter, Kelsy Van Scoy (R.D.); his step-son, James Arterburn (Diane); his step-daughter, Patricia Jones (Dan); his step-grandsons, Jeremy Arterburn (Meredith) and Bryan Arterburn; his step-great granddaughter, Adleigh Arterburn; and numerous nieces and nephews.