Dr. Raymond Lee Milhous MD

WATERVILLE – Raymond Lee Milhous, son of William Carlton and Alice Harvey Milhous, was born in Oceanside, Calif. on August 24, 1937. His fraternal twin Kenneth was born minutes before him. Their mother died five years later, and two years later they were added to the family of their Uncle Francis and Aunt Elsie Harvey—who already had three children—and moved to the East. He met his wife Ruth Hoeldtke in 8th grade when the Harvey family moved to Albany, NY.

Raymond graduated from Lafayette College in 1957, and from the University of Pennsylvania College of Medicine in 1961. He married Ruth Hoeldtke June 23, 1962, and the two then spent two years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo practicing medicine in a Mennonite Hospital, where their first child was born. On their return to the United States, Raymond took a residency in the medical specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He worked as a physician at the University of Vermont College of Medicine from 1968 to 2002. He and Ruth were blessed with three additional children and enjoyed 62 years of marriage. Over the 50 years of his life in Vermont, their home was a place of hospitality, welcoming people for meals, Bible study, prayer, and housing for short and long stays. He was always involved in church life, community outreach, and worshipped in a number of different Christian traditions through his life. He and his wife moved to Maine in 2019 in order to be near their elder daughter.

On Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, God called Raymond home to heaven. He was predeceased by two sisters, Virginia Milhous Hughey and Ann Harvey Bigelow. He is survived by his wife Ruth, brothers Kenneth Milhous and Bruce Harvey, sister Doris Harvey Dickerson; daughters Sharon (Charles) Conover and Joy (Timothy) Yankey, sons Stephen (Kristi) and Peter (Juliet) Milhous; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

A funeral service for Raymond will take place Friday afternoon, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 36 Cool Street, in Waterville. A reception and time of sharing memories will follow in the fellowship hall. All are welcome.

Arrangements are in the care of Veilleux-Redington-Lawry Brothers, 8 Elm Street, Waterville, where memories of Dr. Milhous may be shared, and an online register book can be signed by visiting http://www.vrlfuneralhome.com.