OBITUARIES - 7/1/16

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Edward J. Hurysz

Edward J. Hurysz, 77, of Gilbert, Ariz., died May 23 following a brave battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Edward’s playing history with Senior Softball USA began in 1999 with AZ Mining Camp 55. Over the years, he played in numerous SSUSA tournaments, most recently the 2013 Winter World Championships, with Az. Titans.

Edward was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching his hometown Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears on television. He also enjoyed many years of playing sports, playing 16-inch softball in Illinois and continuing to play senior softball in Arizona until a year before his death. Edward was very proud to have won four Senior World Series Championships.

Edward was born in Chicago and graduated from Bowen High School in 1956. He began working at Republic/LTV Steel where he was a millwright for 38 years. He married Jeannie (Munro) in 1964 and they lived in Dolton for 23 years before moving to Gilbert in 1995. 

Ray Moberg

Ray Marvin Moberg, 67, passed away on June 20 in Reno after a valiant battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Ray’s playing career with Senior Softball USA began in 2008 with Nevada Nitro. He played the bulk of his SSUSA career with the 60 and 65 Last Call teams.

Ray most recently appeared in the Spring World Championships this year with Last Call (60 Major), which the team won the 60-Platinum division to secure an invitation to the original Tournament of Champions.

Born in Powers Lake, N.D., Moberg excelled at and loved all sports from a very young age, including baseball and basketball. He played baseball throughout his life, including at the University of North Dakota, where he graduated in 1970 with a B.S.B.A. in accounting.

Upon getting married, Ray and his wife Connie left North Dakota for Portland, Ore., where Ray began work as a CPA for Arthur Young Accounting firm (the company that later became Ernst & Young). Ray and his family lived in Portland until 1982, when they moved to Fremont, Calif., before settling in Reno in 1986.

Ray was most alive when on a softball field, on a ski mountain, on a golf course, or on a road or mountain bike. His life truly revolved around sports, and those people who were involved in the sports he loved. Ray spent countless days coaching and/ or watching his grand kids play soccer, baseball, and basketball.