Raymond Havel

LONE TREE ? Raymond ?Bud? Havel, 76, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at his Punta Gorda, Florida, home.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree. Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Following the burial, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the VFW in Riverside. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Riverside Horseshoe League.

Mr. Havel was born June 8, 1939, the son of Melvin and Blanche (Hora) Havel. He married Sandy Berodt on Feb. 29, 1992.

He graduated in 1957 from Riverside High School with his five classmates. He was a farmer and a natural salesman. He held several jobs and owned and operated a Riverside tavern, Bud?s Place. In 1985 he opened his dream business with his namesake, Bud?s Custom Meats Inc. He always enjoyed working with people and put in many long hours to make his business successful. Additionally, he and his family sold produce each summer. He retired in 1997 but continued to check in on the butcher shop as often as he could. Through their retirement years, he and his wife Sandy traveled all around the world. They became snowbirds 16 years ago, spending their winters in Punta Gorda, Florida. Never the relaxer, he also spent his Florida time walking, making new friends, and even serving as the condo president. During the Iowa summers he sold produce, fished as often as possible, played horseshoes, and spent time with his large family. He and his wife spent many Sundays with their ?Boat Bunch? at the casino. His favorite things were vacations, gatherings at the cabin with family and friends, and his Thursday night family dinners. He loved sports ? especially the Hawkeyes and any sport his family was playing.

Surviving are his wife, Sandy; 11 children and their spouses, Dan and Lori Havel of Ainsworth, Deb and Bill Korson of Tiffin, Doug and Sam Havel of Riverside, Denise and Kent Marsengill of Riverside, Deanne and Jeamie Strachan of Sioux City, Donna and John Vanhessche of Council Bluffs, Lisa and Nick Bender of Des Moines, Dawn and Brad Nisius of Ankeny, Kerri and Jay Sandusky of Surprise, Arizona, Rachel and Don Nelson of Durant, and Sarah and Tim Perkins of Bettendorf; 24 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and many special friends in both Iowa and Florida.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Darlene Sojka, and Dorothy Olson; and two wives, Rita Musser Havel, and Rosemary Beard Windus Havel.