Ronald R. Stilwell 1933 - 2016

POWERS, STILWELL, STUBBE

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/12/2017 at 20:09:44

Sioux City Journal
3 January 2017

LAWTON, Iowa | Ronald R. Stilwell, 83, of Lawton, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at a local care center.

A celebration of life gathering will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with the family present 5 to 8 p.m., at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel in Sioux City. Online condolences may be given at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Ronald was born on Jan. 2, 1933, in Sioux City, the son of Lester and Letha (Powers) Stilwell. He attended Lawton schools.

Ronald was united in marriage to Shirley Stubbe on Feb. 23, 1957, in George, Iowa. Ronald was a lifelong handyman and farmer.

His love for the outdoors included many hobbies such as fishing and hunting, and his elk hunting trips for 30-plus years. Ronald was a member of Community Presbyterian Church in Lawton.

Survivors include his children, Mick (Becky) Stilwell of Fountain Hills, Ariz., and their children, Georgia and Natalie, Kelly Stilwell (fiancee, Carrie) of Sarasota, Fla., and his children, Melissa (Dan), Jason (Carmen), Ryan (Kerri), and Anthony, Kyle (Cathy) Stilwell of Ponca, Neb., and their children, Skyler (Jen) and Wyatt, and Rhonda (Blake) Miller of Lawton, and their children, Roni Rae (fiance, Dave) and Dakota (Brittney); great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; and a brother, Jerry Stilwell of Lawton.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Shirley; brother, Louis; and sister, Shirley Bexten.