IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Ronald W
Kerr
March 10, 1931 – September 28, 2010
Obituary
Ronald W. Kerr, Youngstown, Ohio; formerly a 41 year resident of Cedar Ave., Sharon, PA passed away at 5:15 a.m. Tuesday (9-28-10) in Hospice of the Valley, Poland, Ohio. He was 79.
Mr. Kerr was born March 10, 1931 in Sharon the oldest child of the late John Joseph and Juanita Grace Neff Kerr.
He was a 1950 alumnus of Sharon High School and, years ago, completed a Dale Carnegie course.
Ron was employed at Sharon Steel's former Farrell plant as a roll grinder for more than 30 years until the plants closing and moved to Youngstown in 1997.
He was a former member of East Side Church Baptist- Disciple of Christ, Sharon, where he was a committeeman. Ron was a member of TRIO (Transplant Recipients International Organization), Hermitage Chapter, and was a twenty-six year survivor of a kidney transplant.
A decorated war veteran, he served with the US Army during the Korean War and was a member of the Hickory VFW, Post 6166, Hermitage. Ron was a published writer, a poet and an exceptional artist. He loved music and was known by many for his constant whistling. He also enjoyed watching old movies and telling a good joke. Ron will be remembered as a kind, thoughtful and selfless man who always put his wife, children and grandchildren first. Simply put, he was fabulous in their eyes.
Surviving are: his wife of nearly 55 years, the former Mary Lou Paulsen, whom he married October 14, 1955 in the First Baptist Church in Sharon; three children and three grandchildren: Jan Kerr of Youngstown and her son, Jonathon Runcan and his wife Erin, Gainesville, Florida; Renee Bobonick and her husband Tom and their children Mandy and Hope; and Keith Alan Kerr and his wife Joan, Cleveland, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, Ron was preceded in death by four brothers, John Richard Kerr, William Frederick Kerr, Frederick Raymond Kerr and Brian Keith Kerr who died in infancy.
The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Hospice of the Valley, 9803 Sharrott Rd., Poland, Ohio 44514.
Calling hours and service are private in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Friends may email condolences by visiting our web site www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.
Interment: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.
Mr. Kerr was born March 10, 1931 in Sharon the oldest child of the late John Joseph and Juanita Grace Neff Kerr.
He was a 1950 alumnus of Sharon High School and, years ago, completed a Dale Carnegie course.
Ron was employed at Sharon Steel's former Farrell plant as a roll grinder for more than 30 years until the plants closing and moved to Youngstown in 1997.
He was a former member of East Side Church Baptist- Disciple of Christ, Sharon, where he was a committeeman. Ron was a member of TRIO (Transplant Recipients International Organization), Hermitage Chapter, and was a twenty-six year survivor of a kidney transplant.
A decorated war veteran, he served with the US Army during the Korean War and was a member of the Hickory VFW, Post 6166, Hermitage. Ron was a published writer, a poet and an exceptional artist. He loved music and was known by many for his constant whistling. He also enjoyed watching old movies and telling a good joke. Ron will be remembered as a kind, thoughtful and selfless man who always put his wife, children and grandchildren first. Simply put, he was fabulous in their eyes.
Surviving are: his wife of nearly 55 years, the former Mary Lou Paulsen, whom he married October 14, 1955 in the First Baptist Church in Sharon; three children and three grandchildren: Jan Kerr of Youngstown and her son, Jonathon Runcan and his wife Erin, Gainesville, Florida; Renee Bobonick and her husband Tom and their children Mandy and Hope; and Keith Alan Kerr and his wife Joan, Cleveland, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, Ron was preceded in death by four brothers, John Richard Kerr, William Frederick Kerr, Frederick Raymond Kerr and Brian Keith Kerr who died in infancy.
The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Hospice of the Valley, 9803 Sharrott Rd., Poland, Ohio 44514.
Calling hours and service are private in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Friends may email condolences by visiting our web site www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.
Interment: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.
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