Raymond R. Tkacs, 66, of Ocala, FL went home to heaven from Ocala on Friday, August 22, 2014. He was born in Bridgeport, CT on September 7, 1947, son of the late Nicholas and Mary Tkacs. Ray retired from his position as a tool & dye maker with Sikorsky Aircraft of Stratford, CT in 2006 and moved to Ocala from Bridgeport. He was an avid bowler and golfer and with his wife Carolyn loved to travel. Besides his beloved wife of 36 years, Carolyn, he also is survived by sisters, Mary Costanzo of Bridgeport, and Ruth Torony of Trumbull, brothers-in-law, Paul Lucas and his wife Pat of Palm Bay, FL and Michael Lucas and his wife Josephine of Sandy Hook, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will take place on Monday, September 8th at 9:15 a.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford, and at 10 a.m. in St. John's Byzantine Catholic Church, Nichols for a Divine Liturgy with Office of Christian Burial. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery, Stratford. Friends may call on Sunday September 7, 2014 from 2-5 p.m. Panachida will be at 3:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be given to the National Kidney Foundation, 1040 Woodcock Road, Suite 119, Orlando, FL 32803.