of Bigelow, AR
May 5, 1959 - September 15, 2005
Daniel Eric Rau of Bigelow, Arkansas died Thursday, September 15, 2005 in Conway Regional Health Center at the age of 46. He was born May 5th, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Kenneth John and Barbara Ilene Green Rau. He was retired from the Navy after 20 years of service.
He was survived by his wife of six years: Joyce Ritchey Rau, by three children: Kyle Rau and Cody Rau of Bigelow and Christine Rau of Litchfield, Minnesota; by two step-children: Nathaniel Carista of Emory, Texas and Molly Carista of Bigelow; two brothers: Ken Rau, Jr. of Columbus, Ohio and Thomas Rau of Roundhead, Ohio; sister: Cynthia Snyder of Forristel, Missouri; by his parents: Kenneth and Barbara Rau of Onalaska, Texas; by his Father and Mother-in-law: Johnny and Linda Ritchey of Greenville, Texas and by many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held Monday, 1:00 pm September 19th at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock by Roller McNutt Funeral Home of Conway (501.327.7727) with visitation from 6-8 pm Sunday. On line guest register at: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com
I love you daddy and I think about you every. single. day. I wish you could have met your three beautiful grandkids. But we talk about you so much. They know who you are. I love you and miss you more than you’ll ever know.
Hey Dad, I love you so much. It was really hard looking through all of this. Cody, Christine and I are doing really good you would be so proud of all of us! Miss you :(
Joyce, My thoughts and prayers are with you and Molly and Nathaniel, Cody, Kyle and Christine for your loss. You know I am always here if needed. I pray that God will comfort your broken heart and replace your pain with happy thoughts of the times you have had with Daniel and the kids. God Bless you all.
Thank you Roller Mcnutt for a wonderful tribute to my husband,. I truly loved Daniel with all of my heart and soul. Daniel will be forever in my heart and missed alot by many. Joyce Rau
My prayers are with you & you family.
Joyce, sorry to hear of you loss. I will pray for you and the children.May God be with you and Molly in your time of need. Miss you
Joyce & kids, I'm so sorry for your loss. I didn't know Daniel but he had to be a great person because you are such a sweet heart. My prayers are with ya'll. Just remember we are here for you anytime. Love ya Penny
Sorry to hear about you loss. Our Prayes are with you. Gene and Joyce Burnam
You are all in our prayers. Dan was a very good man to his family and friends. He will be missed so much. Please know that we will always be here for all of you. God bless you all.
We are so sorry for your loss. You are all in our thoughts & prayers. May God comfort you in your hour of need.
Our thoughts and prayors are with you and your family.
We are so sorry and send our condolences to all of the family.
Our hearts, thoughts & prayers go out to all of you during this difficult time. Love, Ron & Alison
You will be in our thoughts and prayers.
We were so sorry to hear about Dan and send our condolences to all family members. Love, Uncle Warren and Aunt Clara
My condolences to the family, Daniel, you will be missed.
Joyce, I pray for God's comfort for you and your whole family. LOVE YOU, BRENDA
We Are so sorry . We love you.
We were so sorry to hear about Daniels accident. Please know that we love you all very much and will be praying for you. Love, Aunt Geneve and Uncle Nathan
Troy and I were so sorry to hear of your loss. If there Is anything we can do please let us know.