Ronald “Ron” L. Ostling
OSTLING, HOGENDORN, SKAY, SIGNS, DUGGINS, FORBES, SCHLOSSENBERG, AYERS
Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 12/23/2020 at 11:45:06
Ronald “Ron” L. Ostling, 81, of Iowa City, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Independence Village in Waukee, Iowa.
Ron chose to be cremated and will be buried in St. Joseph Cemetery, 1122 N. Dodge Street in Iowa City. Graveside services will be held Thursday, December 17th at 11:00 am. Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service is handling arrangements.
Memorials in Ron’s name can be directed to Suncrest Hospice in West Des Moines, the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, or Friends of the Animal Center Foundation (Iowa City). Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service in Iowa City is handling arrangements.
Ron was born March 25, 1939 in Des Moines and was raised by his mother Jane and Harold Hogendorn. He attended schools in Urbandale, IA and later earned his GED (Good Enough Diploma). Ron served in the US Air Force as an Airman 2nd Class beginning in 1956 through 1960, when he was honorably discharged.
Ron worked for Allied Systems as an auto transport driver – working out of Ankeny, IA from 1983 to 1985 and out of the FORD factory in Kansas City, MO from 1988 to 2007. In retirement, Ron enjoyed “working” mowing golf courses in several communities that he lived in. Ron met and later married Barbara Skay on July 16, 1983 in Iowa City.
He is survived by sons Keith Ostling (Jen) of Truro, IA, Mark Signs (LeDon Sweeney) of Iowa City and Avin Ostling (Mary) of Kansas City, MO; grandchildren Jessica Duggins (Dylan), Garrett Ostling (Jessica) and Hank Ostling,and a great-grandson Logan Duggins; step-sons Jayme Skay (Kami) of Iowa City, Tim Skay (Sherri) of Carlisle, IA and step-daughter Mary Forbes (Scott) of Princeton, IL; and other grandchildren, step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ron was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Barbara, daughter Leslie “LuAnn” Schlossenberg, sister Judy Ayers and step-sons Todd Skay and Curtis Skay.
As this obituary was being written, the Kansas City Chiefs were ahead 33-27 :-)
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