Ronald L. Deckman

Ronald L. Deckman obituary

Ronald L. Deckman

Ronald Deckman Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Musselman Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc on Sep. 17, 2025.
Ronald L. Deckman, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 12, 2025, at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. He was born on August 3, 1936, to Harry J. Deckman and Dessie A. Miller in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania. Ron earned his master's degree and worked as an elementary school teacher, being promoted to principal, at Mechanicsburg Elementary School until his retirement. Ron is preceded in death by his parents as well as his brothers Gordon E. Deckman, Vernon Deckman, Harry Deckman Jr., Samuel Deckman, and sisters Mary Diller, Bertha D'Arcy, Kathyrn Messimer, Ferne Radabaugh, Florence A. Morris, Freda J. Emlet, Ruthanna Messimer, Dorothy E. Hosler, and Mae Warfel Coble. He is survived by a host of nieces and nephews. A viewing will be held at 11:30AM on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at Musselman Funeral Home, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania. A service will immediately follow at 12:30PM with burial immediately after at Rolling Green Cemetery, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

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