Mar 16, 1943 - Aug 1, 2018
I am very sorry for the loss of your Loved one.... I am a friend of Ken's and I am sending thoughts and prayers, to all of you that are dealing with this.. Just remember, that he is in a better place now
John Dykstra
August 14, 2018 | Wyoming, MI | Friend
We'll miss you Ron, did have that beer for you at the Polish Festival just like we did last year. Your classmate from Visitation.
Bernard Loranger
August 09, 2018 | Boyne Falls, MI | Classmate
Sorry for the loss of your loved one Gielda family. Thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Bob Benjamin
August 05, 2018 | Midland, MI | Classmate
Jackie and rest of the family, sorry to hear about your Dad's passing! Last time Rich and I saw him was at the Relay for Life in Bay City. We had a long and fun chat with him at his trailer he had parked there. Could always have a good laugh with him. Keep your good memories close and he will always be with you!
Lou Ann & Richard Prahin-Thompson
August 04, 2018 | Bay City, MI | Family
We had gone on a bus trip to a casino, the bus left early and we were left at the casino in the middle of nowhere. A man walked up to us and offered us a ride back to our car that was parked about an hour away. As the casino employees had abandoned us at the door, we accepted his offer. It turned out the man was Ron and Susan joined him in his offer when she learned of our problem. AND that was a start of a wonderful friendship. Ron was a special man. He had a wonderful sense of...
LARRY & GAIL CRANSTON
August 03, 2018 | Jensen Beach, FL | Friend
So very sorry for the loss of your Dad. I remember Ronnie( as I always heard him called growing up) as a fun loving guy. It was always a great time visiting at Aunt Elsie's and Uncle Owen's. May all your wonderful memories comfort you now and always. Hugs to you all! Tina (Prahin) Leinberger
Tina (Prahin) Leinberger
August 03, 2018 | Bay City, MI | Family
Ron you will be missed by all your Friends at Ridgeway Park in Hobe Sound Fl! We had some fun times last year getting ready for the big Ridge way Theather presentation! God Be with you Susan!
Berta Al Stevens
August 03, 2018 | Buckley, MI | Friend
I am so sorry to read of Ron's passing. It has been years sense I saw Ron but that happens when the neighbor hood grows up. Life changes but we still have all the memories. I hope and pray that you will find comfort in the comming days knowing he is now home with the Heavenly Father and all his earthly pain and suffering is gone. With deepest sympathy, Margo Madigan Lee
Margo Lee
August 03, 2018 | Bay City, MI | Friend
My condolences to Jacky.Kenny.Holly. & Heather on the passing of your dad..Lots of great memories of him & your mother @ the house on 9th Street..May he RIP ™❤
Love, DeeDee Maldonado
Deanne Elliott
August 02, 2018 | Bay City, MI | Friend
On August 1, 2018, John Ronald Gielda went to be with his Lord. 'Ronnie/Ron' had retired from the Michigan Department of Transportation. He also drove truck cross-country for a few years. And in his free time he worked with a local Michigan fireworks company. Ron started his life in Bay City Mich. moved to Grand Rapids and will finally rest in Ellsworth.
On September 30, 2006, he married Susan (Thorp) Manturuk and they had eleven adventurous and loving years together. For the past two years Ron had difficulty walking so Susan pushed him in a wheelchair, never leaving him out of activities. She got him to participate in two plays in Florida, and although this was way out of his comfort zone he would do anything for her. He was the love of her life and she was the love of his.
He attended the First Methodist Church in Hope Sound in Florida and the Ellsworth Wesleyan Church the rest of the year.
Ron is survived by his wife Susan Gielda; children Jacqueline Achenbach (Mike), Kenneth Gielda (Kerri), Holly Coons (Forrest), Heather Gielda; three step-sons, Tim, Eric and Chris Manturuk; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, and one step-great-grandson; two brothers Duane Gielda, Robert (Sue) Gielda and step-sister Sherry Prince. He leaves behind many family members and friends that will always remember his sense of humor and loving kindness. His memory will last forever.
He was preceded in death by his parents Victor and Josephine Gielda, step-father Eugene Prince, wife of 39 years Sally Ann (Morse) Gielda and daughter Jennifer Gielda.
A memorial service is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, August 25, 2018 at the Ellsworth Wesleyan Church with the Rev. Chris Wallace officiating.
The Fourth of July Fireworks Show in Boyne City, Michigan in 2019 will be dedicated to Ron who for the past 25 years designed or shot the show.
The family was served by Hastings Funeral Home in Ellsworth, online at www.hastingsfuneral.com.
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