Ronald F. Schuler
January 8, 1937 -
July 16, 2015
US Veteran
Ronald F. Schuler, age 78, of Kenosha, died on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at UHS-St. Catherine’s Campus.
Born in Batavia, IL on January 8, 1937, he was the son of the late Peter and Myrella (Nichols) Schuler. He graduated from Marmion Military Academy and St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, IN.
Ron honorably served our nation in the U.S. Army.
On May 3, 1969 at Holy Cross Church in Deerfield, IL, he was united in marriage to Carol Craig.
Ron began his entrepreneurial career with Ron’s Rubbish Removal which then became Tri-County Disposal. At the time of his death, Ron and his family own and operate Truesdell Mini-Mart (Hwy. 50 & County H) and Countryside Market (Hwy. 45 & County C) in Bristol.
He was a faithful member of St. Mary Catholic Church where he served his parish as an usher.
Ron’s life was his God, baseball, his sons and grandkids, and “the wife”- in that order! Ron served as State of WI Babe Ruth Commissioner for over 25 years. In the Babe Ruth League he coached the Kiwanis All Stars and the Kenosha Indians. He managed many teams with the Kenosha Little Leaguers. Ron’s businesses also sponsored many different sports teams in the Kenosha community throughout the years. He also coached St. Joseph High School Lancer Varsity Baseball in 1994-1995.
Ron is survived by his wife of 46 years, Carol Schuler; his two sons, Steve (Shelby) Schuler and Ron (Julie) Schuler; his five precious grandchildren, Pete, Jake, Ellie, Tori and Luke; and his brother, Robert Schuler.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Tommy in infancy.
Service Info
Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 20, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, 7400-39th Avenue. Relatives and friends are invited to meet at the church for Mass. Entombment will follow in All Saints Mausoleum.
Posted by:
Rich PildesRon, who I knew from our baseball association for about twenty five years, was an outstanding advocate for the game and the young people who play amateur baseball. He devoted much of his time and energy in behalf of young men who's desire was to pursue the game in high school, college and beyond. The world of amateur and youth baseball is better today for the efforts over many years of Ron Schuler He will be missed.
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Justin HaenelRon spent a lot of time and his own money as our Manager for the Kenosha Indians. We traveled all over the country playing ball and learning to be good people. He taught us to be winners and how to work hard. The lessons I learned from Ron serve me in my life now and he will be missed.
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pat reillyRon was a true friend and a wonderful person to know. I spent many hours with him talking and watching baseball. He enjoyed having young kids involved in that great game and was always looking for ways to make the experiences better. He even laughed at my jokes. I will miss Ron but I will always remember him. He mede my life better just knowing him. My sympathy to his family and friends.
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Robert houghtonMy deepest condolences in your time of need
