Raymond Bares

Raymond Bares, 79, died Sunday, November 30, 2025 at Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall.

Funeral Mass will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, December 4 at St. Leo Catholic Church in Tyndall. Visitation begins at 12:30 p.m. Burial will be at St. Leo Catholic Cemetery, Tyndall.

Raymond Joseph Bares was born on October 4th, 1946 to Joseph and Anna (Bouska) Bares in Yankton, SD, joining big brother, Laddie.

Ray was a lifelong resident of Tyndall, SD. He joined the Army in 1965, were he worked as a cook and earned his GED.

He returned back home to Tyndall after serving his time, and began dating Vera Lane. They were married on December 7th, 1968 and they welcomed 3 girls, Lori, Nancy and Deb.

Ray was known for his impeccable work ethic, from jobs with Bouska Construction, Beringer Oil, and the Mike Durfee State Prison. His most notable “job” however, was when he and Vera took over ownership of the Tyndall Lounge where Ray was locally and regionally famous for his pork chops, steaks and chicken. He took great pride in his cooking skills and blessed so many with family meals for almost 16 years.

After retirement, he took his already impressive garden to a new level. He could usually be found in his garage kitchen canning and harvesting his garden produce. In the winter months, Ray was always tinkering with chain saw blades or out cutting wood for the fireplace. He could never sit still.

Raymond leaves behind his wife of nearly 57 years, Vera and daughters, Nancy (Duane) Buchmann of Tripp and Deb (Kyle) Svanda of Tea and bonus daughter, Trina (Mike) Lagenour of Murfreesboro, TN; grandchildren, Loren Pinkelman, Christine (Austin) Dirks, Grace Pinkelman, Kelsey (Kristen) Buchmann-Longville, Preston Buchmann, Payton Svanda and Riley Svanda; two great-granddaughters, Evelyn and Maisie Dirks; sisters-in law, Marilyn Cahoy and Eileen Bares; brother-in-law, Gary (Sharon) Lane and several nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by his parents; brother, Laddie Bares; daughter, Lori Bares Pinkelman; nephew, Bill Bares; niece, Pam Fameli; his, parents-in-law and brothers-in-law, Ray Cahoy and Darrel Lane.