Ronald E. Bock (1950-2021)

BOCK, CZIPAR

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 3/21/2021 at 12:36:20

Obituary
Ronald E. “Ron” Bock ,70, of Asbury, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 19, 2021, at University of Iowa Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, where friends may greet the family from 9 a.m. until the time of service. Mass will be live-streamed on the Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Funeral Home Facebook page. Interment will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Ron was born December 30, 1950 in Dubuque, the son of Earl J. and Edith A. (Czipar) Bock. He graduated from Dubuque Senior High School with the class of 1969, and went on to earn his B.A. in Speech Communications from Luther College. He married Lisa A. Welu on June 7, 1975 in Dubuque.

Ron started his career at KDTH, and went on to work at KDUB TV, Teleconnect, Dialnet, Business Telephone Supply, Queen B Radio, and finally at Radio Dubuque, where he was the News Director. Ron loved radio, and news was his passion.

Ron was very involved with the Noon Optimist Club, serving as two time Past President. He loved being “OohHoo” to his grandkids.

Ron is survived by his wife, Lisa, of Asbury; his son Aaron (Amanda) Bock and their son, Jax, all of Middleton, WI, his son Luke (Lizzy) Bock and their children Carson and Layla, all of Dubuque; two sisters Roberta Volkmann and Robyn Newtson, both of Springfield, IL; sister-in-law, Eleanor Bock of Wayzata, MN; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Tim and Sue Welu of Dubuque; and his nieces and nephews.

Ron was preceded in death by his parents; his brother Robert; two brothers-in-law, Carl Volkmann and Richard Newtson; his parents-in-law R. Jack Welu and Dorothy Welu Breitbach; his step-father-in-law, Donald Breitbach; and his aunts and uncles, including a special aunt, Dorothea Warren.

Memorials may be made to the Noon Optimist Club.