Ronald Edmund “Ronnie” Kern, age 92, of White Sulphur Springs passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in White Sulphur Springs.
Ronnie was born in Hayward, Wisconsin December 3, 1922 to Edmund and Cora (Calkins) Kern. He was raised and received his education near Springbrook, Wisconsin. He enlisted into the United States Army Air Force serving his country during World War II. Following his discharge Ronnie came to Montana in 1954, taking up work in the lumber and saw mill in White Sulphur Springs.
He and Alice Stoddard were married in Lewistown, Montana October 13, 1962. They made their home in White Sulphur Springs. Alice and Ronnie had two children, Diane and David. Ronnie worked as a custodian for the School District for a number of years and also for Mountain View Medical Center retiring in 1984.
Ronnie loved the Montana outdoors and was jack of all trades. He kept a nice yard, loved to hunt and trap. He was a member of the National Rifle Association and a volunteer fireman in White Sulphur Springs.
Ronnie is survived by his wife of 52 years, Alice Kern, of White Sulphur Springs; daughter, Diane Shute, of Billings, Montana; son, David Kern of Bothell, Washington, five grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren; brother, Roger Kern of New Auburn, Wisconsin.
Ronnie requested or wished for no formal funeral ceremony. He will be cremated and his remains will be in care of his family to fulfill his final request. To offer the family a condolence or to share a memory of Ronnie please visit below.
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Services are pending at this time or no services will be held. If available, please see obituary for more information.
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Barbara Teague Cole says
Sorry to read of your loss, you will have lots of years of wonderful memories. Our thoughts are with you. Barb Cole, Laurence and Wayne Petz, Holly Davee and Amber Schram
Rod Johnson says
Sorry to hear of your loss. I have many happy memories visiting all of you and spending time together. Remember picnics, Halloween parties, the frog pond and the pigeon place?
I hope in time your loss will be easier to understand and that God has a reason for everything that happens in this world.
Take good care and my thoughts (and my family also) are with all of you!
Rod, Karen, and Shawn.
Mark Weaver says
Sorry for your loss.
Ken & Brenda Sage says
Dear Alice and family,
We just heard about Ronnie! We are so sorry for your loss!
Ken and Bren Sage
kathryn sage says
Dear Alice and family so sorry to hear about Ronnie and I will always remember you both.
Kathryn SAge
Jim(my) Smith says
Dear Alice, Diane, David, “the girls”…and now the girls-girls and boys,
Sympathies from the Smiths on Ron’s passing. Joining you in sadness at his passing, with fond memories of a heck of a fellow.
I have never met someone so interested and practically knowledgeable in so may things. A kind fellow and a life filled with interesting stuff.
His legacy to me is to be interested in heaps of things, try your hand at many, and be of helpful, modest, and informed disposition.
And he set the universal benchmark for an annual woodpile. Look on Google street view images at the house from the street and there he is. Coffee cup in hand, nice sunny day across the valley, taking a break, standing tall by the wood stack.
Shona and Rachel and I, and all the Smiths sending our love and sympathies.
Al Langford says
I know this is very late; I am sorry for your loss; I just found Ronnies Obituary. I believe I remember you from my childhood in that wonderful 1893 house on 5th Avenue in Lewistown. I also recognized your picture of the class reunion this year. I came back home to spent time with my parents in their golden years; Mom (Marie) passed Aug 31, 2015 and Dad (Richard) Jul 12, 2019. I am now trying to restore some of the character in your previous home with the help of a few old pictures. I remember your sweet family from back then. Hope all is well. Al Langford