Obituaries

Obituary: Helene "Joan" Raymond, 83, of Rumson

She was a community volunteer and in business of selling real estate in Sea Bright and Rumson for 50 years.

Obituary courtesy Thompson Funeral Home of Red Bank

Helene "Joan" Raymond, 83, a long time Rumson resident, passed away on July 1, 2014, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Joan was a real estate agent and started in real estate with her mother's agency, Ella Dougherty Wiltshire Agency, in Sea Bright. She received her 50 year ruby pin in 2004 from Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Rumson, Through Monmouth Park, Joan donated much of her time to Monmouth County charities. Joan was a communicant of Holy Cross Church in Rumson.

Joan was predeceased by her husband, William T. Raymond, in 1982. He was a jockey and private trainer for Middletown Stables and her son, Timothy Raymond, in 2006. She is survived by her daughters, Kimberly Raymond Warman of Locust; Brenda Raymond Hooper of Greenwich CT, and Linda La Corte of West Allenhurst and daughter-in-law Melinda Raymond. Mimi as she is known to her four grandchildren: Alexandra La Corte; Kyllian Warman; Graham Warman and Luke La Corte.

There will be a Memorial Gathering on Tuesday, July 8th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad Street, Red Bank, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made in her memory to the Monmouth Park Charity Fund, 175 Oceanport Avenue, Oceanport, NJ 07757. See more on Legacy.com


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