Ronald Lewis Knudson was born on March 22, 1936 to Leland and Mary Knudson in Portage, Utah. He was their first born son, and was the older brother to four siblings raised in a loving family during the 1950's era. Ron always reminisced about the good times spent in Ogden and Salt Lake City after they moved.
In his early adult life, Ron served a mission in Swiss-Austrian mission area for the LDS church and shared stories about the spiritual time he spent there. He later went on to study Accounting which became his life-long career. The first half of his career was with the family business G.K. Machinery; then later he worked until retirement for Compton Mayflower where he was treated like family.
Ron and his wife Karen raised two sons - Brent and Jason. Together they created a loving and stable environment where fond family memories were created over many years, especially during Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Ron had a life-long passion for playing golf, and he enjoyed the camaraderie of friends in association with the sport. He believed the game provided an excellent evaluation of a person's competitiveness and ethics.
All sports were very enjoyable to Ron; baseball, football, basketball, tennis, golf; he loved them all. Living in Boise he became an avid fan of Boise State athletics and attended many of the football and Basketball games
Ron loved dogs and over the years had some excellent hunting dogs as well as some mixed breed lap dog pets. They all became members of the family and loved joining Ron in his chair.
Ron was an outstanding citizen, Loved his country, respected all people , honesty and outstanding ethics guided his life.
Ron was preceded in death by his parents, Leland and Mary; he is survived by his wife, Karen; sons, Brent and Jason; siblings, Dallas, Jerry, Dorothy, and Glen and their families as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Cemetery arrangements under the care and direction of Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary. For more information, please call 801-466-8687.
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