Thomas Raasch Obituary

Thomas August Raasch, Jr. passed away on March 18. 2013. He was born March 21, 1921 in Bessie, Washita County, Oklahoma, to Thomas August and Georgia A. Brown Raasch. He accepted the Lord as his Savior at the age of 13 years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Yukon, OK. He sang in the church choir and the Yukon Senior Center "Silver Chords Choir." He was a paid up-for-Life American Legion member. He was raised on a farm near Cooperton, OK and graduated from Cooperton High School in 1940. He had to leave the farm due to allergy to wheat dust. He took an aviation mechanics course at Curtis-Wright Tech-institute in Glendale, CA. He then worked at North American Aviation Factory for approx. two years, and then transferred to Douglas Plant at Tinker A.F.B. until Oct. 1944. He was drafted into the navy in Oct. 1944 and was discharged in Dec. 1945. He worked in Civil Service at Tinker A.F.B. as a crew-chief, then flight test- line foreman. He retired in 1972 after 26 years of service. Then he worked 10 years for H & R Block as a tax preparer.
Thomas was preceded in death by his wife Helen Raasch, parents, two brothers Robert R. Raasch and James K. Raasch, Daughter Mary Kathryn Enloe, two sons Sherman M. Raasch and Thomas A. Raasch IIIp. He is survived by his wife, Juanita E. Raasch, of the home: Daughter, Sandra and husband Charles Johnson, of Oklahoma City; son, Shannon A. and wife Darlene Raasch of Jones, Ok.; Daughter, Sherry and husband Jerry Collier of Edmond, OK.
Grandchildren: Thomas A Raasch IV, Michael C Johnson, Leandra Johnson, Denna Denise Coleman; Curtis N. Enloe, Shanna May Raasch, Clayton Raasch, Micah Young, and Erin Hutchings. Great grandchildren, Thomas (TY) A. Raasch V, Cale Raasch, Haydon Raasch, Patrick Johnson, Justin Coleman, Kala, Chelsea & Austin Enloe; Zachary Hutchings, Morgan Lee and four great- great grandchildren, Kalob Kassin , Charlton and Kamden Coleman.
Stepchildren are: Gerald W. McNulty and wife Marisa, of Oklahoma City; Carol Guilliams of Yukon, Kathy Savill and husband Johnnie of Oklahoma City, Barbra Horn and husband Terry of Mustang, Ok. and Myrna Kolar and husband Charles of Mustang, OK. He has 12 step grandchildren and many friends and relatives.
Visitation will be held at Guardian West Funeral Home from 8am to 8pm on Wednesday, March 20th. Funeral services will be at 1pm, Thursday, March 21st at the First United Methodist Church at 400 Elm, Yukon, OK with internment in Arlington Memory gardens, Midwest City, OK. Instead of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church building fund or Charity of choice.