May 27, 2010MISHAWAKA - A funeral mass for Raymond R. Goethals, Jr., 77, will be held at 3 PM Sunday, May 30, 2010, in St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Rev. Monsignor Thomas Kirk officiating. Mr. Goethals died on Thursday, May 27, 2010, in the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Arrington Funeral Directors is in charge of services. He was born in Mishawaka, IN, the son of the late Raymond E. Goethals, Sr. and Irene DeSlover Goethals. Mr. Goethals served as a radio operator in the Korean Conflict. He attended Indiana University and moved to Tennessee in 1974 working for P & D Facet Corp as manager of their Sales Department. In 1983, he started A-1 Chemical Products. He was a communicant of St. Mary's Catholic Church of Jackson. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine "Geri" Goethals, of whom he was married for the last 52 years; his son, Kyle Goethals and his wife Anne; his daughter, Kimberly Hatchett and her husband Keith; six grandchildren, Kelly, Trey and Meg Goethals and Shelby, Bailey and Brandon Hatchett all of Jackson; his sister, Joan Flock and her husband James of Fort Myers, FL. The family has requested that memorial contributions be directed to St. Mary's Catholic School, 1665 Hwy 45 Bypass, Jackson, TN 38305. A Rosary service was held at 7 PM Saturday, May 29, 2010, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with visitation to follow until 9 PM. Arrington Funeral Directors, 148 W. University Parkway, Jackson, TN 731/ 668-1111