Kevin L Raines

Kevin L. Raines of Waukesha died on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 64. He was born in Waukesha on March 26, 1954 the only child of Charles and Joyce (nee Loth) Raines. He was a 1972 graduate of Waukesha South High School and received his bachelor’s degree in adult education from Ottawa University. On August 18, 1979 he married Maureen Bestland at the Evangelical & Reformed UCC in Waukesha. Kevin was honored to work for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services as a human services supervisor. This career provided him joy and allowed him to fulfill his life mission of being able to help the less fortunate in need of assistance. He was a member of SOPHIA, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and the Sunday Protesters on Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Waukesha.
He will be sadly missed by his wife of 39 years, Maureen Bestland of Waukesha; his daughter, Anna Kate (Rob) Morris of Waukesha; and his grandsons, Benjamin and Matthew. He is further survived by other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will take place on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. until the 6:00 p.m. memorial service at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 300 Carroll St., Waukesha, WI 53188. Pastor Lindsay Jordan will preside. Because of Kevin’s love of flowers, flowers are appreciated or if desired please make a donation in his memory to SOPHIA, 100 E. Broadway Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186, to the Salvation Army, 445 Madison Street, Waukesha, WI 53188 or to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church – Good Samaritan Fund, 300 Carroll Street, Waukesha, WI 53186.
Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral Home, Crematory and Preplanning Service is honored to serve the family. For further information, please call the funeral home at 262-547-4035 or visit our website at www.randledable.com for directions or to leave the family an online tribute message.