IN LOVING MEMORY of Earle Stanley McRae, 86, of Buckeye, Arizona, who died on September 27, 2020, at the Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center in Buckeye, Arizona. He was born in Aurora, Kansas, June 9, 1934, to Glen and Marie (Collette) McRae. Earle served as altar boy at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, delivered milk, papers, set pins at the bowling alley, and worked on the farm during summer. He attended Concordia Catholic grade and high school, graduating in 1952. He enlisted in the United States Army and spent his tour with the 35th Infantry as a tank commander, in the Pacific. He received an honorable discharge in 1956. He later attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. He married Elaine (Chaput) McRae, August 17, 1957, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Concordia, Kansas. They were married 63 years at the time of his death.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Glen McRae and Marie (Collette) Holt; stepfather, Bernard Holt; son-in-law, George Roth; sisters, Beverly Lamer (Danny), Glenda Bertl, and Shirley Jordan; brother, Karl McRae; niece, Lisa Lamer; nephew, Tom Chaput; brothers and sisters-in-law, Elden and Isabelle Cote, Al and Jackie Chaput and Bernard and Leah Chaput.
He is survived by his wife Elaine (Chaput) McRae; children, Debra Roth, Phoenix, Arizona, Bruce McRae (Laurie), Valdosta, Georgia, and Brian McRae, Peoria, Arizona; grandchildren, Amanda McRae, Berkeley, California and Mark McRae, SanDiego, California; brothers, Monte McRae (Janice), Wofford Heights, California, Gene Holt (Joyce), Kansas City, Missouri, and Harold Wylie (Sandra), Tulsa, Oklahoma; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was Director of Radiology at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka, Kansas, for 20 years and owned and operated Reliable Medical Products for 15 years before moving to Arizona in 1990. He moved to Buckeye, Arizona, in 1997, living there till time of his death, September 27, 2020. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council #9467, a member of the Arizona Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association, and past member and president of the Kansas Society of Radiologic Technologists. Later, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists. He was active in professional activities. He enjoyed collecting and restoring old tractors. Old cars, auctions, and sports were favorites. His favorite title was "Pa." Funeral Mass Services will be held at St. Henry Catholic Church, 24750 W. Lower Buckeye Rd., Buckeye, Arizona 85326 on Saturday, November 21, 2020, at 10 a.m., officiated by Father Billy Kosco and honored by the Knights of Columbus. Later funeral services, as arranged, and burial, with military honors, will be at St. Concordia Catholic Cemetery, Concordia, Kansas, at a future date to be announced in the local paper.
