OSE, Ray


Ray Ose, 77, originally from Granite Falls, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday December 17, 2013 at the Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. Ray was preceded in death by his first wife Shirley Baldus of Nevada, Iowa and an infant son Myles Ose. He is survived by his current wife Mary Ose of Apache Junction, Arizona and from his first marriage, son Mark Ose of Minneapolis, Minnesota, daughter Michelle Carlson of Circle Pines, Minnesota, grandsons Myles Carlson, a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, who is attending Dunwoody Institute in Minnesota and Dustin Carlson who is attending the University of Minnesota Duluth. Ray was retired from the Northern States Power Company of Minnesota, a cold war U.S. Navy veteran, an avid prospector, gold panner, metal detector guru, ATV’er, story teller and a friend to all who knew him. He will be sorely missed. Apache Junction News Dec. 23, 2013