Ronald H. Freeman entered into eternal life with his Lord Jesus Christ on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Ronald was one of six children born to Arles and Edith Freeman. He and his twin sister Rosalyn were born on August 20, 1939 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
He is survived by his twin Rosalyn Martin, of Bloomington, Indiana, and by their younger sister Patricia Schalburg of Terre Haute. Ronald married his wife Sandra on July 26, 1975 and she survives. They met while both were in graduate school at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. He and Sandra had one daughter, Leslie Freeman Taub, who lives with her family in New York City. Ron is also survived by Leslie's children Kyrk and Harriet Freeman, and by Harriet's children Jordan and Ashley Moore, all of New York.
Ronald was a member of Grace Reformed Church of Columbia. He was a professor of physiology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine (1972-2009) and was director of the basic science curriculum for medical students. He will be missed by his wife, his family and his friends.
A visitation for Ronald will be held Monday, April 24, 2023 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home/Columbia. A funeral service officiated by Pastor Gary McNamee will occur Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home/Columbia. An interment will occur at Highland Park Cemetery, Pittsburg, KS.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com for the Freeman family.
