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Raymond LeRoy Bernt

12 Oct 1938 – 26 Jun 1967

Birth12 Oct 1938
Death26 Jun 1967
CemeterySaint Bonaventure Cemetery
Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA
Added byShirley (Bruhn) Martys on 04 Apr 2009
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Raymond was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Bernt. After proudly serving in the U.S. Military, Raymond returned to the life he loved ~ horseracing. Raymond began his riding career on the Nebraska circuit as a teenager. While riding in the Rocky Mountain Futurity, his mount stumbled at the half mile mark. Raymond was thrown and then stepped on by another horse, knocking him unconscious. He was taken to the hospital where he was examined and listed in satisfactory condition. Unfortunately, Raymond later died from multiple chest and lung injuries. Raymond was survived by his wife, Shirley, and a four year old son. The Columbus, NE. Daily Telegram, June 27, 1967 BERNT--Raymond Bernt, jockey, dies following spill Raymond L. Bernt, 28, a jockey from Littleton, Colo., and former resident of Columbus, died Monday in a Colorado Springs hospital of injuries sustained last Saturday when he was thrown from his mount at Pikes Peak Meadows. Mr. Bernt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Bernt of this city, launched his riding career on the Nebraska circuit as a teen-ager and had formerly been employed by Van Berg stables of Columbus. He was thrown Saturday when his horse stumbled during the running of the Rocky Moutain Futurity at Pikes Peak Meadows, located in southern Colorado. He was knocked unconscious in the mishap, but later had been listed as being in satisfactory condition. Authorites said death resulted from multiple chest and lung injuries. The fall occurred on the back-stretch at the half mile mark as Mr. Bernt was riding D.M.'s Pride. Mr. Bernt was stepped on by another horse after his fall. Mr. Bernt came to Pikes Peak Meadows when the track first opened in 1965. His death was the third of a jockey since the advent of parimutuel horse racing in Colorado in 1959. The former Columbus resident and his wife, Shirley, were the parents of a four-year-old son. Mr. Bernt's body is being brought here for services and burial. Arrangements are pending with McKown Funeral Home in charge. The Daily Telegram, June 28, 1967 BERNT--Final rites for Raymond L. Bernt set here Friday Funeral services for Raymond L. Bernt, 28, of Littleton, Colo., will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Bonaventure church. Officiating will be Rev. Fr. Elstan Coghill, pastor, and burial will be in St. Bonaventure cemetery. Rosary is to be prayed at 8 p.m. Thursday at McKown Funeral Home, where the body will lie in state after 1 p.m. Thursday. A professional jockey, Mr. Bernt died Monday at Memorial hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo., of injuries suffered last Saturday when he was thrown from his mount at Pikes Peak Meadows in southern Colorado. Raymond LeRoy Bernt was born Oct. 12, 1938, in Columbus, the son of Raymond and Catheryn Good Bernt, and attended St. Bonaventure school. He was married to Shirley Coe March 20, 1961, at Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. As a jockey, Mr. Bernt wintered in Columbus and followed his racing profession at various tracks the balance of the year. he was a member of the Jockey Guild. Mr. Bernt served in the Army from Sept. 29, 1954, to Feb. 15, 1955, and took up riding as a teen-ager on the Nebraska circuit. A Catholic, he was a member of St. Bonaventure church. He is survived by his wife and a son, Chris, of Littleton, Colo.; his parents, of Columbus; three brothers, Ronald of Grand Island, John and Gus of Columbus; two sisters, Mrs. John (Donna) Aldrich of Jacksonville, Ark., and Judy of Columbus; and his grandmothers, Mrs. Gus Bernt of Columbus and Mrs. Totsy Good of Chula Vista, Calif. Preceding him in death were two infant sisters and his grandfathers.

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