Ronald John Meisel

Visitation

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

9:00 AM

Ohde Funeral Home, Manilla

Funeral Service

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

 11:00 AM

Ohde Funeral Home, Manilla

Pastor Walter Bernard, Officiating

Music

Bonnie Lorenzen, Organist

Happy Trails to You? Recessional

Honorary Bearers

Rons GrandchildrenKody, Mercedz, Mackinley,

Casondra, Alexandra & Addison

     Ronald John, son of John Nicholas and Viola (Behrend) Meisel, was born December 7, 1940, at Charles City, Iowa. The family lived on his grandparents farm west of Manilla.  He began school in Astor and then attended Manilla where he graduated from high school in 1959.

   On September 24, 1960, Ron was united in marriage with Patricia Irene Ohrt at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla.  He worked high line construction with his father and farmed from 1963 to 1978 in the Manilla area. The family moved to Missouri for four years to farm and raise livestock.  They returned to Minden, Iowa, and Ron worked on construction of the interstate.  In 1987, they moved to their present home southwest of Irwin.  Ron has done conservation construction work, such as building terraces, for many farmers in the area.

   Ron was past-president of the Iowa Land Improvement Contractors organization and past volunteer for the Kirkman Fire Department.  He will be remembered as a very direct man who told it like it was?.  Ron loved to fish and play cards in his spare time.

   Since last summer, Ron had been fighting lung cancer. He died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 3, 2007 at the age of 66 years, 10 months and 27 days.

   Preceding him in death are his parents.

   Ron is survived by his wife Pat Meisel of Irwin; son Boyd Meisel and wife Buffy of Council Bluffs; daughter Laura and husband John Mac Donald of Omaha, NE; foster son Dwight Brittain and his wife Jeanie of Hernando, MS; six grandchildren: Kody Kellar, Mercedz & Mackinley Meisel; Casondra & Alexandra Mac Donald; and Addison Brittain; sister Kathryn Stuckmyer and Robert Hurlbutt of Des Moines; brother Richard Meisel and Kathleen Giarratano of Marshalltown; mother in law Irene Ohrt of Harlan; nephew Tony Stuckmyer; other relatives and friends.