Ronald was a toolmaker, employed by PICO (Progressive Tool, later Comau) for most of his career and retired in 2007. As such, he was always a “tinkerer”. If it was broke, he could fix it. Heck, if it wasn’t broke, he could make it better!
In 2011, Ron moved to the Traverse City area to enjoy his retirement years. He loved watching his grand kids play sports. You could count on Grandpa to be in the bleachers, on the sidelines, even on top of the ski hill cheering his grandkids on. He even pitched in for coaching duty!
Golf was a major part of his life and he enjoyed being part of the Association of Single Golfers. In his later years, when his health started to fail, he missed the fellowship of his golfing “buddies”.
Ronald is survived by his children Ron (Tania) Harris and Angela (Craig) Kilmer and his beautiful grandchildren, Philipp, Claudia and Macauley.
Visitation will be held at Covell Funeral Home, 232 E. State St., Traverse City, MI, on Friday, February 7, 2020 from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., followed by a brief service.
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