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1938
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2025
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Ronald Krupa Obituary
Born in Pittsburgh on March 23, 1938, he was the son of the late Edmund and Esther Davis Krupa.
Hoot worked as a coil maker for Stimpel & Ward Company in Ross Township.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and he was singer and guitar player with Ron Krupa and the Country Echos.
Surviving are his daughter, Christine K. Walters (Samuel Fair) of Renfrew; two grandchildren, Dennis Collins Walters (Kristen) of Cabot and Star Montoya (Michael) of North Carolina; four great-grandchildren, Tim, Michaela, Gracie and Maggie; and his brother, Theodore Krupa of Wexford.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Layton Krupa, whom he married Nov. 3, 1956, and who died Feb. 20, 1989; by a stepson, Arthur Carl Pellon; by his sister, Virginia Smidel; and by his brother, Edmund Krupa.
KRUPA - Friends of Ronald "Hoot" Krupa, who died Wednesday, April 23, 2025, will be received from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 25, at MCDONALD-AEBERLI FUNERAL HOME, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars. Services will follow at 7 p.m.
Burial will be in Butler County Memorial Park.
Memorial donations may be made to The Salvation Army.
Directions and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Jaynene Willetts
April 25, 2025
I'm sorry to see your dad's passing Christine. He was a good man.
Marree Family
April 25, 2025
Hoot has been our neighbor "across the creek" for many years. He would always stop and talk when we were outside, or wave to us from his backyard. He will be missed.
Sally (Brothers) Reges
April 24, 2025
I remember Ronald from over 50 years ago he was my neighbor and worked with my Dad. Sorry for your loss Christine
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McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, Inc.238 Crowe Avenue P.O. Box 811, Mars, PA 16046
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