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Ronald Delfrate Obituary
Ronald D. "Ron" Del Frate
August 26, 1934 - June 19, 2019
Ronald (Ronnie) D. Del Frate, age 84, of Kenosha died peacefully at home on June 19, 2019 surrounded by family and his wife and love of 64 years, Rose Marie (Wurster) Del Frate.
Ronnie is survived by his siblings Marie Cristiano (Kenosha), Olga Randall (Kenosha), Jean Del Frate and Richard Del Frate – both of Crossville, TN; and sister-in-law Laurissa Mertins (Racine) and Irene Wurster (Galena, MO); Children: Catherine (Tod) Paulsen, Anthony (Sharon) Del Frate, Elizabeth (James) Gentile, James (Michelle) Del Frate, Frederick Del Frate, David (Megan) Del Frate and John (Pamela) Del Frate, and blessed with 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents Nello and Amelia (Raffaelli) Del Frate, sister Alda and daughter Mary Rose.
Ronnie was born on August 26, 1934 in Kenosha. He graduated from St. Catherine's High School (Racine) where he met his first and forever love, Rose Marie. They married on November 25, 1954. Ronnie attended the National School of Meat Cutting in Toledo, OH and resumed his career at the family business, The Model Market, which served as a Columbus Park community cornerstone for three generations. He was a longtime member of Italian American Men's Society. He was an avid photographer/videographer and a member of the Kenosha Camera Club. Ronnie served as the Secretary for the Kenosha Food Dealers Association. He founded the Sheepshead card club, sang in the choir at the Kenosha Senior Center and enjoyed his previous memberships at the Kenosha Bowman and the Allemand Square Dancing clubs.
Ronnie was known by many, and loved by all. He was a humble, quiet man with a generous and kind heart and will be remembered for his bright smile and infectious laugh; his deep, unconditional love for his sweetheart and his commitment to his family and friends.
Thank you to our family & friends, Hospice Alliance and Dr. Neil Shepler and staff for your love, support, compassion and prayers.
Funeral Services honoring Ron's life will be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 7400 Block of 39th Avenue. Relatives and friends are asked to meet at the church for the Mass. Entombment will follow in All Saints Mausoleum. A visitation for Ron will be held at the Piasecki Funeral Home on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances to the Kenosha Achievement Center, 1218 79th St., Kenosha, WI 53143; Hospice Alliance, Inc., 10220 Prairie Ridge Blvd., Pleasant Prairie, WI, 51358 or St. Mary's Catholic Church, 7307 40th Ave., Kenosha, WI 53142 would be appreciated by the family.
Piasecki Funeral Home & Cremation Services
3720 39th Avenue
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53144
262-658-4101
Online Condolences at www.KenoshaFuneralHome.com
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Memories and Condolences
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RONALD&GAIL FREEMAN
June 21, 2021
Remembering you again my friend im grateful for the people the lord has put in my path.i cant say enough about RON he always made sure people left his store with enough food.he made it a point if he reconized you.hay how you doing i got this deal today,he didnt know it but some times i would have ten dollars in my pocket and i was trying to figure it out and of course i always prayed for a deal.i would walk in the door of the store the first thing you hear hay how you doing i got this deal today.and you would leave with 20 bucks in grocery for ten dollars he could read people almost like he knew when people where having a tough time.so again thank you my friend for helping me feed my family many times.
RON&GAIL FREEMAN
June 25, 2019
WOW I MISS THE MODEL MARKET RON ALWAYS WELCOMED IS CUSTOMERS ALWAYS GAVE YOU A GOOD DEAL MADE SURE YOU WERE HAPPY .WONDERFUL FAMILY TO KNOW.REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND
June 24, 2019
good man. when we had our tavern, ron would always let me in on the deals he had when i went to model market. condolences
Terry Hafner
June 23, 2019
My deepest sympathy to Rose and your family in the death of Ron. His memories of being such a fine man will be your comfort and guidance.
Mary Tallman
June 23, 2019
My Deepest Sympathy for Ron's family and siblings and God Bless all of you.
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