Ronald Gene Stein, 84, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 11:50 pm, Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. He was born on April 8, 1936 in Watseka, Illinois, to Fred J. and Pauline (Rhoades) Stein.
Ron was a 1954 graduate of Chili High School in Chili, Indiana. He served in the US Army from 1958-1961, where he was a helicopter mechanic. Ron married Judith Hoy at the Wabash Christian Church on November 17, 1957; she died February 2, 2013. He worked at Container Corporation in Wabash 35 years, retiring in 1991, and also volunteered at the Honeywell Center. He was a member and former deacon at the Wabash Christian Church. Ron was an avid bowler and bowled in several Wabash leagues. He was also a participant in the Honor Flight in 2018..
He is survived by two daughters, Diana Kay (Jerry) Cassity of Spencer, Indiana, and Julia Ann (Larry) Rensberger of Roann, Indiana, five grandchildren, Tabatha (Bob) Fairchild of Roann, Drew Rensberger of Terre Haute, Indiana, Alexis (Jon) Kowalczyk of Indianapolis, Indiana, Jared (Amber) Cassity of Norfolk, Virginia, and Kevin (Shayli) Cassity of Gosport, Indiana, brother, Cliff Stein of Chili, Indiana, and his sister, Janet (Bill) Walker of Muncie, Indiana, and 11 great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his parents, and his sister, Carolyn DuBois.
Funeral services will be 10:00 am Monday, September 14, 2020, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Haley Asberry officiating. Entombment will be in Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleum at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2-5 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Honor Flight of Northeast Indiana, P.O. Box 5, Huntertown, IN 46748.
The memorial guest book for Ron may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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