Ronald C. Exner

1935 - 2022

Ronald C. Exner
Ronald C. Exner, 87, of Lehighton, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospital-Monroe Campus in Stroudsburg. He was the husband of the late Rena O. (Shupp) Exner, who died on Dec. 18, 2019.
Born on Jan. 14, 1935, in Lehighton, he was a son of the late Luther Exner and Anna (Wagner) Zellner.
He was a 1953 graduate of Lehighton Area High School.
Ronald was a U.S. Air Force veteran serving from 1954 until retiring in 1974, reaching the rank of SMSgt. For his service during the Vietnam War, he received a Bronze Star and an Air Medal.
Following his military career, Ronald worked at Lehighton Electronics from 1974-79 as a department manager, Bethlehem Steel from 1979-82 in the basic oxygen furnace department and Tobyhanna Army Depot from 1982 as an automated test equipment repair leader until his retirement in 2000.
He was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lehighton, serving as the head usher for many years.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing, was a volunteer for the Boy Scouts Explorers and was a past president of the Lehighton Band Boosters.
Ronald loved spending time with his family, especially attending his grandchildren's sporting events.
He is survived by his son, Jay Exner, husband of Sharon, of Bethlehem; daughters, Beth, wife of Michael Steigerwalt, of Lehighton, and Amy, wife of Jason Coder, of Bellefonte; grandchildren, Derrick Steigerwalt, husband of Viktoriya Lupareva, Chris Steigerwalt, husband of Tiffany, Sean Steigerwalt, and Ray Lenhart, husband of Ashley, great-grandchildren, Landan and Brielle Steigerwalt, Sophie and Sawyer Steigerwalt, William Steigerwalt and Mila Lenhart; brothers, Lewis Exner, husband of Evelyn, of Lehighton, William Exner, husband of Kathy, of WA, and Robert Exner, husband of Diane of Lehighton; sisters, Sara Flyzik of Lehighton, Patricia, wife of Ronald Wieghorst, of NC, and Karen Friebolin of Allentown.
He was predeceased by brothers, Luther Exner and Leonard Zellner; and sisters, Linda Green and Cassie Exner.
Service: A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 1, at 11 a.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church, 3rd & Iron sts., Lehighton, with the Rev. Nancy Moore officiating.
Schaeffer Funeral Home, Lehighton, is in charge of arrangements and online condolences may be made at schaefferfunerals.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 175 South 3rd Street, Lehighton, PA 18235.