Our brother, Ron, has now been laid to rest, and I want to personally thank those family members and friends for their wonderful thoughts on him. Many memories were shared.
I received numerous condolences via email and mail, a couple of phone calls and appreciate those responses so much.
The man was loved and all of the messages received and all of those who attended his visitation and funeral service attested to that.
He was a character and I’m sure he would have smiled proudly at the turnout of the services, especially when his song, Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire”, played during the church service. Hopefully, those in attendance understood.
That brought a smile to my face, because he sang that quite a bit during karaoke events he attended. I felt for sure his arm could have come up out of the casket and for him to say his famous line after finishing that song. But he didn’t and that’s okay.
I personally want to thank Pastor Gary Oser for letting Greenville Missionary Church be the site of Ron’s funeral. It was the church he and Nancy attended,
Guests included Ansonia neighbors, former co-workers, several classmates, two of his former hockey teammates during his roller skating days, lots of family members and representatives from Village Green, where he had been residing.
I was impressed by that, as well as the number of vehicles in the funeral procession to Brock Cemetery.
Life is going to be different now that he’s gone, but we know he’s in a better place and out of pain.
Rest In Peace, Ron.
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Jamie and I extend our condolences to the families and friends of Larry Cain and Mary Rue.
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Please pray for Todd Anderson, Terry Overbay, Terry “T.A.” Anthony, Jason Kelch, Liz Schreier, Sunni Jones, Michelle Brumbaugh Jones, Corinna Alexander, Katie Cothran, Lynne Bruner Hinshaw, Tom Everhart, Donn Thornhill, Carissa Rodriguez, Kevin Christman, Ivan Christian, Scott Monnin, Roger Fleckenstein, Karon Crowell, Bob Jackson, Penny Hopkins, Renee Bergman, Sherry Lawrence, Jerry Gower, Barbara Alexander, Kierra Reichert, Evelyn Manning, Becky Shultz, Kevin Schlechty, Darla Printz Whittaker, Roan Brubaker, Sandy Partin, Sandy Gunckle, Tonya Kelly, Jody Christman, Robert Christman, Mike Hopkins, Bob Christian, Linda Johnston, Terri Hunt, Patricia Maier, Ken Wombold, Dan Lockhart, Delores Beisner, Jodi Gilpin Snyder, Charlie Bulcher, Charlyee Severance, Justin Fritz, DeWayne Yohey, Katrina Hoening, Kara Didier, Carl Francis, Craig “Cheese” Thompson, Bridget Brown, Don DeBord, Otis Stewart, Slug Midlam, Bob Peters, Phyllis Brumbaugh, Judy Collins, Linda Gasper, Carol Hemmerich, Roberta Hall, Kelly Kelch, Mike Mayse, Nikole Baldridge, Mark Lovejoy, Judy York, Donald Booker, Connie Stachler, Randy Heck, Ronnie Norton, Gary Eichler, David Pretzman, Clinton Randall, Ralph Byrd, Bruce Kaiser, Amanda Mote, Doug Whittington, Neal Gray, Judie Hathaway, Randy Garrison, Kathy Gragorace, Donna Bixler, Cathy Melling and all others who are suffering from other life-altering illnesses.
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Happy birthday:
May 20 to Donna Pauline Elleman, Tracey Richardson, Scott Ward, Libby Price, J.J. Hall, Randy Taylor and Mary Moyers.
May 21 to Gaylen Blosser, Wanda Vetters, Cheryl Edwards, Bill Gibbons, Leanna Whittington and Debby Sodders.
May 22 to Tonya Gordon Knick, Blaze Anderson and Vi Klackner.
May 23 to Sue Schlechty and Tonya Hines.
May 24 to Carla Cothran.
May 25 to Bruce Schuette, Josh Miniard, Darrell Jones, Dylan Riffell, Doug Cothran, Brittany Leeper, Jenni Bohman, Richard Wisner, Brian Phillips and Jana DeBord.
May 26 to Jim Strange, Ben Studabaker, Judy K. Middleton, William Kammer, Carol Littman, Bobby Verneman and Nancy Keiser.
Happy anniversary to Jeff and Kim Peters on May 20 and Randy and Sue Byrd on May 25.
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Think about it: “Don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” –Ella Fitzgerald
