Bobby Ray, 75, Defiance, died at 8:18 a.m., at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center.
He was the son of Henry Harvey and Edna Mae (Vogler) Castle. On Jul 11, 2005, he married Susan Lee Tucker-Castle, who survives in Defiance.
Surviving are a daughter, Stephanie Castle, San Diego, CA; and a sister, Karen Potts, Pahrump, NV.
He had known his wife for 25 years and had been reunited in 1979 in San Pedro while Bobby was doing harbor cruises. They adopted 4 cats: Georgie, Peppie, Ruby and Peggie Sue; and one dog, Lady. He so enjoyed and loved them all. He was an Air Force Veteran with tours of duty in Turkey, Washington DC, and Kelly AFB, Texas. Following his time in the Air Force, he worked for Ryan Air Craft, San Diego, and then began his work on a sport fishing boat, beginning his life in the fishing industry. He worked up and down the Pacific Coast for most of his life. He began his work on the sport fishing boat as a deckhand and eventually earned his 500-ton master's license and captained for Tidewater, running supply boats for Pemex in the Campeche Oil Patch in Mexico. As he neared retirement, he returned to San Diego and sport fishing and then began running harbor tours out of San Pedro, CA. In retirement, he and his wife became postage stamp, literature and supplies dealers with a warehouse in Torrance, CA. Also in retirement, he enjoyed developing gardens, raised beds and landscaping on his 3 1/2 acres in rural Defiance. He and his wife raised Koi fish together as well. He loved to spend time working on his genealogy, collecting postage stamps and a variety of post cards. He lived his life to the fullest, enjoying everything and everyone along the way.
The funeral service will be at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental, with Pastor Charles Schmunk officiating.
He was the son of Henry Harvey and Edna Mae (Vogler) Castle. On Jul 11, 2005, he married Susan Lee Tucker-Castle, who survives in Defiance.
Surviving are a daughter, Stephanie Castle, San Diego, CA; and a sister, Karen Potts, Pahrump, NV.
He had known his wife for 25 years and had been reunited in 1979 in San Pedro while Bobby was doing harbor cruises. They adopted 4 cats: Georgie, Peppie, Ruby and Peggie Sue; and one dog, Lady. He so enjoyed and loved them all. He was an Air Force Veteran with tours of duty in Turkey, Washington DC, and Kelly AFB, Texas. Following his time in the Air Force, he worked for Ryan Air Craft, San Diego, and then began his work on a sport fishing boat, beginning his life in the fishing industry. He worked up and down the Pacific Coast for most of his life. He began his work on the sport fishing boat as a deckhand and eventually earned his 500-ton master's license and captained for Tidewater, running supply boats for Pemex in the Campeche Oil Patch in Mexico. As he neared retirement, he returned to San Diego and sport fishing and then began running harbor tours out of San Pedro, CA. In retirement, he and his wife became postage stamp, literature and supplies dealers with a warehouse in Torrance, CA. Also in retirement, he enjoyed developing gardens, raised beds and landscaping on his 3 1/2 acres in rural Defiance. He and his wife raised Koi fish together as well. He loved to spend time working on his genealogy, collecting postage stamps and a variety of post cards. He lived his life to the fullest, enjoying everything and everyone along the way.
The funeral service will be at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental, with Pastor Charles Schmunk officiating.
Bobby Ray, 75, Defiance, died at 8:18 a.m., at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center.
He was the son of Henry Harvey and Edna Mae (Vogler) Castle. On Jul 11, 2005, he married Susan Lee Tucker-Castle, who survives in Defiance.
Surviving are a daughter, Stephanie Castle, San Diego, CA; and a sister, Karen Potts, Pahrump, NV.
He had known his wife for 25 years and had been reunited in 1979 in San Pedro while Bobby was doing harbor cruises. They adopted 4 cats: Georgie, Peppie, Ruby and Peggie Sue; and one dog, Lady. He so enjoyed and loved them all. He was an Air Force Veteran with tours of duty in Turkey, Washington DC, and Kelly AFB, Texas. Following his time in the Air Force, he worked for Ryan Air Craft, San Diego, and then began his work on a sport fishing boat, beginning his life in the fishing industry. He worked up and down the Pacific Coast for most of his life. He began his work on the sport fishing boat as a deckhand and eventually earned his 500-ton master's license and captained for Tidewater, running supply boats for Pemex in the Campeche Oil Patch in Mexico. As he neared retirement, he returned to San Diego and sport fishing and then began running harbor tours out of San Pedro, CA. In retirement, he and his wife became postage stamp, literature and supplies dealers with a warehouse in Torrance, CA. Also in retirement, he enjoyed developing gardens, raised beds and landscaping on his 3 1/2 acres in rural Defiance. He and his wife raised Koi fish together as well. He loved to spend time working on his genealogy, collecting postage stamps and a variety of post cards. He lived his life to the fullest, enjoying everything and everyone along the way.
The funeral service will be at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental, with Pastor Charles Schmunk officiating.
He was the son of Henry Harvey and Edna Mae (Vogler) Castle. On Jul 11, 2005, he married Susan Lee Tucker-Castle, who survives in Defiance.
Surviving are a daughter, Stephanie Castle, San Diego, CA; and a sister, Karen Potts, Pahrump, NV.
He had known his wife for 25 years and had been reunited in 1979 in San Pedro while Bobby was doing harbor cruises. They adopted 4 cats: Georgie, Peppie, Ruby and Peggie Sue; and one dog, Lady. He so enjoyed and loved them all. He was an Air Force Veteran with tours of duty in Turkey, Washington DC, and Kelly AFB, Texas. Following his time in the Air Force, he worked for Ryan Air Craft, San Diego, and then began his work on a sport fishing boat, beginning his life in the fishing industry. He worked up and down the Pacific Coast for most of his life. He began his work on the sport fishing boat as a deckhand and eventually earned his 500-ton master's license and captained for Tidewater, running supply boats for Pemex in the Campeche Oil Patch in Mexico. As he neared retirement, he returned to San Diego and sport fishing and then began running harbor tours out of San Pedro, CA. In retirement, he and his wife became postage stamp, literature and supplies dealers with a warehouse in Torrance, CA. Also in retirement, he enjoyed developing gardens, raised beds and landscaping on his 3 1/2 acres in rural Defiance. He and his wife raised Koi fish together as well. He loved to spend time working on his genealogy, collecting postage stamps and a variety of post cards. He lived his life to the fullest, enjoying everything and everyone along the way.
The funeral service will be at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental, with Pastor Charles Schmunk officiating.
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