Ronald Karl Riemer

Ronald Karl Riemer obituary, Libertyville, IL

Ronald Karl Riemer

Ronald Riemer Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Burnett-Dane Funeral Home, LTD. on Mar. 3, 2025.

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Ronald K. Riemer, 65, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 in Libertyville. He was born April 24, 1958 in Chicago. The third of three siblings, he was a 1976 graduate of Niles North High School in Skokie, IL and also a graduate of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro, NM. Ron was a petroleum engineer, formerly employed by the Union Oil Corporation.
Surviving are his parents, Ann and Bill Riemer of Libertyville, his sister Sandra Smith (Mel) of Nashville, TN, sister-in-law Donna Riemer of Ingleside, IL; and four nieces and nephews, Adam Smith (Jennifer), Ben Smith (Heather), Faith Silton (Brett) and Bill Riemer (Megan).
He was preceded in death by his brother Kerry A. Riemer.
Visitation will be from 10 am until his Celebration of Life service at 11 am on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at the Hope Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 32475 N. Alleghany Road, Grayslake, IL 60030. Arrangements are by the Burnett-Dane Funeral Home in Libertyville. Info: 847-362-3009 or please share a memory at www.burnettdane.com.

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