Buckley resident Raymond C. “Ray” Coyne died July 11, 2013, in Puyallup. He was 83.

He was born Aug. 13, 1929, in Butte, Mont., to Martin E. and Alice J. (Goforth) Coyne. The family moved to Idaho in 1934 and to Seattle in 1940 before settling in Buckley in 1943. He graduated from Buckley High School in 1947 and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, from August 1948 to 1953. On Sept. 14, 1951, he married Inez Thieman in Sumner. Following the military, he worked as a sheet metal apprentice then joined the Tacoma Sheet Metal Workers Union in April 1959 as a journeyman. He worked for many sheet metal shops in the Tacoma area before becoming the sheet metal apprenticeship instructor at Bates Technical College. He later became the Supervisor of Apprenticeship Training at the school and retired in 1990. He then served as the apprenticeship coordinator for the automotive machinist program from 1991 to 1995. He was a member of St. Aloysius Church in Buckley, Marion Grange, Golden Age Eagle F.O.E. 1387 in Buckley and also was a dual member of Wilkeson F.O.E. 1409. He was a trustee for many years and served two terms as a worthy president. He was an avid Washington State University Cougar football and basketball fan who enjoyed fishing, particularly at Westport, and playing golf.

He is survived by his wife of more than 61 years, Inez; son Danny Coyne and wife Darci of Olympia, Wash., daughters Rhonda Dunlap and husband Gerald of Roseburg, Ore., and Teri Koch and husband David of Buckley; sister Alice Alfano and husband Gerald of Buckley; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by brother William Coyne.

Visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday July 16, with the Rosary following at Weeks’ Funeral Home, 451 Cemetery Rd., Buckley. A Funeral Mass took place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1614 Farrelly St., Enumclaw, with burial at the Buckley City Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, P.O. Box 19023, Seattle, 98109.

All may sign the online guest book at www.weeksfuneralhomes.com.