d, Herb Zielke, watching wrestling matches on television and was an avid Cleveland sports fan but also held onto his roots following the West Virginia Mountaineers. He loved spending time with his grandchildren.
Ronald is survived by his wife of 51 years, Christina (nee Bryan); son, Ronald W. (Jackie) Russell, of Lorain; daughters, Melissa (Albert) Rector, of Lorain, and Rhonda (Joe) Arendt, of Lorain; grandchildren, Amanda, Alexis, and Austin Arendt, Cole Rector, Hayley and Audra Russell; brothers, Robert (Kathy) Russell Sr., and Joseph (Karen) Russell; and sisters, Donna (JR) Schwartz, and Carolyn Roush, and Patricia (Dennis) Knapp.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Beatrice Russell; brother, Lawrence Eugene Russell; sisters, Josephine Belle Van Meter, and Dorothy Russell; and his brothers-in-law, Lynn Roush, and Wood Goose Van Meter.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, July 1, 2018 from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park Road, Amherst where funeral services will be held on Monday, July 2nd. at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Barbara Pryor will officiate. Private family interment will take place.
Contributions may be made in memory of Ronald to Mercy New Life Hospice, 3500 Kolbe Road, Lorain, OH 44053 or to any Veterans Organization of your choosing.
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