Ronnie-Kaplan-Obituary

Ronnie Kaplan

Park Ridge, Illinois

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Ronnie Kaplan, 87, of Park Ridge, IL took his final checkered flag on March 1st 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Ronnie served his country in the Coast Guard during WW II; was a devoted husband and best friend of Lynne (nee Hildebrandt), for 52 years; beloved father of Greg (Susan), Kairn...

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Please accept my sympathy, I met Ronnie at NAC/Mickey Nickos, he was an awesome guy full of knowledge and wisdom! I loved to go to coffee or lunch where all of his cronies would show up! the stories were unforgettable! Rest in Peace Pal!

Worked for Ronnie and Greg a long time ago. Have tried to find and connect with Greg.

I met Ronnie in the early 70's when he was building the chassis for my friend Jim Wick's Pro Stock Duster. I was a kid then but was so impressed that I had the shop build a rolling chassis for a street rod I was building. Ronnie was a true gentleman with more knowledge than anyone I can remember. He treated me, a kid with more respect than deserved. There were always smiles when we were at the shop. Please accept my condolances.

Lynne, so sorry to hear of your loss. Please accept our condolences. Rick Doppelt

Dearest Lynn and family, Words cannot express how deeply sad we are to hear of Ron's passing. Ron, you and your family are in our prayers.

Fifty-two years of marriage is a great accomplishment and memory of you and Ron together. Wishing you comfort and peace. With our love, Joe and Carole Stark

To Kaplan's Family
We are soo sorry for the loss. We will remember this wonderful sweet man always had a smile on his face.. Melani and I did lots of theatre together and Ronnie and his wife always a big supporter with a big wonderful heart.. dearly miss you Ronnie..
Jonalee and Edmund Folerzynski

I will miss Ronnie a great deal. I only wish I knew him earlier. A great man, and one of the most genuine and integrity driven individuals I have ever met. Ronnie the great story teller always kept his audience in suspence, and usually laughing when he was finished. I will alway cherish oh so brief time spent with him, my phone conversations, & lunches together. When he was presented with a challenge you knew the wheels were turning to find a solution and gain better understanding of what...

I met Ron at the old timers lounge at Indy. he and i seemed to get along great and as i found out later he had a lot of friends. He was a very interesting person and will miss him.

Dear Lynne,
We were so sorry to hear about Ronnie's passing. We always enjoyed seeing and visiting with Ron at the family gatherings.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your whole family.
Love, Janet & Ken Johnson