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Tue, Sep 29, 2015

Gone West: Ray Scholler

Namesake Of Camp Scholler On The AirVenture Grounds Was EAA Lifetime Member 4000

EAA last week announced that Ray Scholler, EAA Lifetime 4000, passed away on September 20 at the age of 97.

According to EAA, Ray, who lived in Random Lake, Wisconsin, was a pillar of EAA – he became a member in the 1950s and helped with countless fly-ins and chapter events. Camp Scholler on the AirVenture grounds was named in 1988 for him and his wife, Bernice, to honor the tireless effort they put into preparing the EAA grounds for the association’s move to Oshkosh. Ray earned the Freedom of Flight Award in 1991 and the Chairman’s Award in 1994, among many other recognitions.

In addition to their integral role in EAA, Ray and Bernice owned Times Printing Co. as well as Scholler Photography Studio. Ray joined the fire department in 1938 and was an active member until his death; he was one of the first four EMTs in Random Lake and led fundraising efforts to purchase the village’s first ambulance.

Scholler was a lifetime resident of Wisconsin, according to an obituary posted by the Ernisse Funeral Home. He was born April 14, 1918 in Campbellsport, WI.

Ray and Bernice co-owned several airplanes, but were particularly fond of their own Beechcraft Debonair they had named "Debbie," according to the funeral home.

Ray was buried beside Bernice, who preceded him in death last year, Sunday in the parish cemetery at Our Lady of the Lakes in Random Lake.

(Image provided with EAA news release)

FMI: www.eernissefuneralhome.com/obituary/141541/Raymond-Scholler/

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