Pash, Ron Raymond “Norton” (1955 – 2013)

PASH, BLACKWELL, D’ARCY, MITCHELL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/26/2013 at 18:51:31

Name of deceased: Ron Raymond “Norton” Pash

Aged: 57 yrs, 4 mo, 24 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Oct. 7, 1955, Harlan, IA

Died: March 3, 2013, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Friday, March 8, 2013, First Baptist Church, Harlan, IA; Pastor Dan Hawn officiated. Burial was at the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Daughter, April Pash and her friend Matt Billingsley of Council Bluffs, IA; son, Dan Pash of Harlan, IA; granddaughter, Lauren Pash; parents, Olie and Crystal Pash of Harlan, IA; girlfriend, Becky Croghan and her daughter, Chloe, of Harlan, IA; sisters, Janis (spouse, Douglas) D’Arcy of Harlan, IA, and Jolene (spouse, Larry) Mitchell of Atlantic, IA; brothers, Randy Pash (spouse, Pat) of Harlan, IA, and Redge Pash (spouse, Nancy) of Harlan, IA; other family members and many friends

Predeceased by: no information provided

Education: attended elementary school in Harlan, IA; graduated from Harlan High School, Class of 1974. Ron then attended Ryder Tech Institute mechanical school for two years.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Lea Blackwell; no further information provided

Employment: Ron began his career as a motorcycle mechanic and small engine repairman at Lawn and Leisure Centre and then opened his own shop in 1986. Ron was known to be able to fix anything; his reputation brought clients from all over the Midwest. Countless road trips were taken by Ron and his friends and every trip included at least one repair made by Ron on the side of the road or in a parking lot for a friend or stranger. Ron was forced into semi-retirement in 1999 as a result of an automobile accident in Mexico which made it difficult to perform as a mechanic.

Hobbies/Interests: He loved animals and all of nature; enjoyed going mushroom hunting every spring.

Sources: pauleyjones.com