Ray E. Tiede, 84, passed away on June 19, 2018, at Woodhaven Care Center. He was born Aug. 22, 1933, in Stone County, Mo., to Ernest John and Ruby Jeanette (Branstetter) Tiede. He married Ersell Louise Skinner in September 1952 at Great Bend.Coming from Missouri in 1950, Ray was a power line foreman for Western Power and Centel Electric and mechanic for Great Bend Feeding and BJ Service.