Raymond Paul Oser

JEFFERSON TWP. -- Raymond Paul Oser, 48, died Thursday, March 3, 2010, at home.

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Mr. Oser was a graduate of New Milford High School and received his associate degree from MTA in Parsippany. He was a self-employed carpenter and loved painting.

Mr. Oser is survived by his father, Raymond A. Oser and his wife, Aidee, of Budd Lake; his mother, Alida Marie (Emery) Luce and her husband, Don, of Farmers Branch, Texas; two daughters, Madison Oser of Jefferson and Merrideth Oser of Charlotte, N.C.; two sisters, Dawn Rexroad-Shallow of El Paso, Texas, and Lydia Oser of Budd Lake; one brother, Hiram Oser of Scotch Plains; two stepsisters, Melanie Luce of Carrollton, Texas, and Mindy Luce of New York, N.Y.; and an uncle, Ray Emery of Palm Harbor, Fla.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 94 Pinkneyville Road, Sparta.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Smith-McCracken Funeral Home, 63 High St., Newton. Online condolences may be offered at www.smithmccrackenfuneralhome.com.