John Raymond Speck Jr., “Ray” age 92, formerly of Bowling Green, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg.
He was born on August 13, 1932 at home in Bowling Green, OH to John and Leta (Murdock) Speck Sr. Ray married Jean Frey on June 8, 1957 in Gibsonburg. Ray and Jean raised 4 children and celebrated over 67 years of marriage together before Jean’s passing in August. Ray has been waiting patiently to “lay down beside his wife.”
Ray graduated in 1950 from Bowling Green High School. He was drafted into the Army and proudly served in the Korean War from 1953 to 1955. He was a tool and die maker for Dana Corporation retiring in 1990 after 35 years…