Raymond Asahel Burgess

Raymond "Ray" Asahel Burgess, 81, of North Attleboro, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Golden Living Center of Attleboro. He was the beloved husband of Muriel A. (Sherry) Burgess, to whom he was wed on January 15, 1955.Born on April 12, 1934 in Pawtucket, RI, he was the son of the late Asahel Henry Burgess and the late Mildred I. (Geraghty) Burgess. Ray was a resident of North Attleboro for the past fifty-four years, where he and his wife raised their family. He worked as a Security Guard at Engelhard Industries in Plainville, MA, and at Vennerbeck Stern-Leach in Lincoln, RI, before retiring in 1999.Ray's life was filled with many interests. He enjoyed flying kites, CB radios, puttering around his house, walks with his dog, "Benji", inflatable Christmas displays, working on cars when he was a younger man, and travel, especially to Nashville, Las Vegas, and to Hawaii, where he and Muriel celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. More than anything else, though, Ray loved time spent with the family he held so dear.In addition to his wife, Muriel, he is survived by six beloved children: Nancy G. (Burgess) Matteson and her husband, Ronald M. Matteson, of Franklin, MA; Thomas M. Burgess and his wife, Rosalie-Mary Burgess, of Attleboro, MA; Richard R. Burgess and his wife, Patricia A. Burgess, of Attleboro Falls, MA; Stephen J. Burgess and his companion, Ivanna D'Intino, of Attleboro, MA; Kathleen M. (Burgess) Wegiel and her husband, John F. Wegiel, of Plainville, MA; and David J. Burgess and his wife, Joan Burgess, of North Attleboro, MA. He leaves twelve treasured grandchildren; seven cherished great-grandchildren; and one nephew, Scott Burgess.Ray was the brother of the late Henry Bernard Burgess. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend a Visitation on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in the "Memorial Chapel" of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home - the national historic Colonel Obed Robinson Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, (exit 5 off I-95 N or S, go right at end of ramp, 3/4 mile on left), Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro, MA.Friends and family are invited to attend a Funeral Service on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the "Memorial Chapel" of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro, MA.Children's room is available during visitation and funeral service.For those in need of a ride to visitation, simply call the funeral home directly at (508) 695-0200 to make an advance reservation for such complimentary transportation.Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Towne Street, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Ray's memory to Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011 or at www.alz.org.Ray's family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of Golden Living Center of Attleboro for all they did for Ray and for them. For additional information or to send the family a written expression of sympathy, please visit an on-line guest book at www.dyer-lakefuneralhome.com . Arrangements are under the direction of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro. (508) 695-0200