Moeller Funeral Home 104 Roosevelt Road Valparaiso, IN  46383 (219) 462-0535

Kosanke Funeral Home 105 East Indiana Avenue Kouts, IN  46347 (219) 766-2224

Wanatah Funeral Chapel 309 North Main Street Wanatah, IN  46390 (219) 733-2313

Angelcrest Cemetery and Mausoleum Highway 49 and 600 North Valparaiso, IN  46383 (219) 531-8690

Audrey Ray Johnson, 80 of Valparaiso, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021.  He was born May 28, 1940 in Sycamore, Alabama to William Audrey and Dorothy (Jones) Johnson.  Ray was the oldest of 16 children and started working at an early age to help support the family.  He began his adult career as a crane operator at LTV and then retired at the age of 73,from US Steel, where he was known as “Sled Dog.”   Ray was a White Sox and Alabama Fan.  Most of all, he loved spending time with family.  On September 14, 1960, Ray married Judith Clifft who survives along with their children, Kimberly Kackos, Vincent (Maureen) Johnson, and Cheryl Selman; son-in-law, Joseph Kackos; grandchildren, Chad (Samantha), Brandis, Joshua (Arielle), and Kevin (Jessica), Amber (Ed), Allison (Michael), and Brittany (Andrew); 21 great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; 9 surviving siblings; and numerous nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents, a grandchild, and 6 siblings.
A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, May 2, 2021 directly at Graceland Cemetery on Highway 8, Kouts.