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His funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Saturday, August 19th at 5:00 p.m. Visitation will be prior to the service from 3:00 p.m. until the time of the service.
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Ronald P. Soens Sr., 90, passed away at his residence on Saturday, August 12, 2023. He was born in Racine on July 16, 1933, the son of the late Peter and Dagmar (nee: Jacobsen) Soens.
Mr. Soens graduated from St. Catherine High School, Class of ‘51. On May 21, 1976, in Waukegan, IL, he was united in marriage to Nora Torosian Lamar. He had been employed by Western Publishing Inc. for over 43 years, retiring in 1995. Mr. Soens attended St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. He was a master woodworker.
Surviving are his wife, Nora; his children, Liz (Scot) Wyma, of Racine, Ronald Soens Jr., of South Carolina, Linda (Phil) Litrenta, and Eileen (John) Widmar, all of Racine; Nora’s children, Bruce (Sheryl) Lamar, of Perm, MN, Craig Lamar, of Paddock Lake, Gail Lamar-Paricka, of Gulfport, MS, Lisa (Jim) Spodick, of Racine, Jill (Rob) Moebius, of Hartland, WI, Bobbie Jean Lamar, of Brentwood, TN; and brother, James (Lynn) Soens, of Racine; numerous grandchildren, and great grandchildren; and “special granddaughter”, Alaina who considered Ron her HERO. In addition to his parents, Mr. Soens was preceded in death by daughter, Jamie Stuart, son, Melvin Lamar Jr., granddaughter, Lauren Spodick, sister, Sue Soens; son-in-law, Paul Paricka; brother and sister-in-law, Dave and Mary Soens. Nora would like to thank the staff of Aurora at Home as well as Ron’s caregivers, Sharon Tye and Melissa Branch, for their loving care and compassion
Tom and Patti Stindle says
Ron was a great guy, always laughing and smiling. He was a very good journeyman at Western.
Patti and I always like talking with Ron and are glad that we got to know him. God bless Ron.
donna anne boetcher says
Ron and I worked together for years We had a lot of laughs. Told him how many calories there was in peanut butter (his favorite) and he never ate it again. He will missed.
Sharon Tye says
I miss you get you rest buddy
Melissa Branch says
The time we spent together was great, our conversations into your life were the best. Going to really miss watching the game with you. Rest easy my friend
MELVIN CLAYBROOK says
Just found out about Ron’s passing. Ron was one of the first person that I worked with at Western Publishing . He was very skilled at his job. Very good teacher. Great guy. Rest Ron.