Raymond August Justi

Raymond August Justi, 89. of Mark, IL, died Monday, September 23, 2013 at his residence. Raymond was born on September 6, 1924 in Mark to August and Cleofa (Verardi) Giusti. He married Davina Rose Adler, in Boston, Mass. They had three sons; Steven, Paul and Jonathan and four grandchildren, Samuel, Anson, Catherine and Eden. He graduated from Mark Grade school in 1938, Hopkins Township High School in 1942, and DePaul University general degree with a Bachelor of Arts and Loyola University School of Medicine 1948 with honors and a degree of Doctor of Medicine. He served with U.S. Navy, V-12, apprentice Seaman, in WWII, 1943 - 1947. Raymond was an intern at Cook County Hospital in Chicago from 1948 to 1950. He served as a Captain (Medical Corps) in the U.S. Army from 1949 to 1952, in Korea and was awarded the Bronze Star. He was a Resident Pathologist, for Mass. General Hospital in Boston, Mass. from 1952 to 1956 and the Chief Resident in 1955 to 1956. He was on Harvard Medical School Faculty. He served as the attending Pathologist in Boston's VA Hospital 1956 to 1957. He served as Medical Examiner in Dade County/Miami, in 1957 to 1961 when he was Assistant Professor of Pathology at the University of Miami. He was in private practice in pathology in Miami from 1961 to 1994 teaching appointments in Pathology. Ray retired to Mark in 1994.

Service/Memorial Information

Service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at Dysart - Cofoid Funeral Chapel, Granville. Fr. Patrick DeMeulemeester Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Granville, IL. There will be full military honors by Granville American Legion and VFW. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at Dysart - Cofoid Funeral Chapel, Granville.

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