Casey, Ronald Maurice 1913 – 2002

CASEY, OWEN, GAGER, STOCKDALE, GRAVES, WHITE

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/22/2024 at 16:07:25

Source: Times Plain Dealer; Apr. 3, 2002 Page 11
from Elma library collection assembled by Marian (Marr) McGee
Transcribed by Joy Moore

Services held for Ronald Casey 88, on March 23
Funeral services for Ronald Casey were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 23 at the Saetersdal Lutheran Church in rural Lime Springs with Rev. Linda Johnson Prestholt officiating. Interment was in Saetersdal Lutheran Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were: William Casey, Michael Casey, Bryan Casey, Casper Casey, Scott Meyer, and David Stockdale. Honorary pallbearers were: Jeff Heidebrink, Doug Whiteman, Abbott Case, Lester Drtina, Todd Albertson, Rick Burke, Eric Kandare, and Les Soukup. Conway Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Ronald, 88, died Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at the Regional Health Services of Howard County Hospital in Cresco of natural causes.
Ronald Maurice Casey was born October 30, 1913 in Wayne County, near Allerton, the son of Guy and Ina (Owen) Casey. He attended high school in Corydon. As a young man, he came to the Howard County area in the early 1930’s
On November 1, 1939 he married Carol Gager in Cresco.
He farmed for over 40 years for others in the Fillmore County area.
He is survived by his wife Carol of Lime Springs; six sons: David of Spring Valley, MN, Tom of Glencoe, MN, John of Lime Springs, James of Tavenier, FL, Jason of Medford, MN, and Joseph of Rochester, MN; two daughters; Verna Stockdale of Spring Valley, MN and Judy Graves of Gifford, PA; 27 grandchildren; 30 great¬grandchildren; one great-great¬grandchild; one brother: Beryl of Des Moines; and one sister: Evalie White of Ocala, FL.
Ronald was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers: Harold and Elmo; and one sister: Evelyn.