Raymond LeRoy ‘Ray’ Porting, 78, of Hutchinson, died Monday July 16, 2018. He was born May 2, 1940, in Hutchinson, the son of August Rudolf and Goldie Mae (Ray) Porting.

He was a 1958 graduate of Hutchinson High School and a United States Air Force veteran. Ray was an electrician with IBEW Electrician Union, Local #661.  He was married to Darlene Hanson. She died in March 1987.

Surviving are: children, Dwayne and wife Michelle Ryder, Lonnie, all of Hutchinson, Raylene Meadows of Trumbull, Nebraska; brother, Arthur of Colorado; and ten grandchildren.

Ray was preceded in death by his parents and son, Ronnie.

Celebration of Life will be 3 p.m. Friday, July 20, 2018, at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson, with military rites conducted by McConnell Air Force Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday with the family present from 6 to 7 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary and Crematory. Memorials may be made to the Raymond Porting Memorial Fund, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.