Ronald Robert Waugh

Ronald Waugh, 72, of Glenwood, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, NE. Memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Glenwood. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, from 9:00 a.m .to 10:00 a.m. Inurnment with military honors will be held at the Mineola Cemetery.

Memorials directed to the American Cancer Society or Wounded Warrior Project

Ronald Robert Waugh, one of two children of Leslie Clark and Dorothy Gertrude (Hotelling) Waugh, was born on July 30, 1944, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He grew up and graduated from high school in Kalamazoo and then enlisted in the United States Army. He served six years in the Army, including one term in Vietnam and three years in Germany. Ron worked in the construction industry his entire life and lived in Fairbanks, Alaska, for 22 years, relocating to the Glenwood area in 1996.

Ron and Merillee Mae Rohrberg were united in marriage on September 7, 1974 in Mineola, Iowa, at St. John Lutheran Church. They met in Phoenix, Arizona, following Ron's military service. Immediately after their wedding, they returned to Phoenix. Two years later they moved to Fairbanks, Alaska. They were true soul mates and did everything together.

Ron was past president of the Fairbanks Vietnam Veterans Association and a member of the Alaska Laborers Local 942 from 1975 to 1995. He enjoyed the outdoors. Ron had a true passion for nature, hunting, and fishing. He also loved antique cars.

Ron and Merillee were married 42 years when Ron passed away on July 5, 2017, at Josie Harper Hospice in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 72 years, 9 months, and 5 days. He was preceded in death by his parents, half-brother Robert Waugh and sister-in-law Helen of Phoenix, Arizona, and sister-in-law Melodye Rohrberg Blackman of McKinney, Texas.

Ron is survived by his wife Merillee Waugh of Glenwood, Iowa; sister Lynn St. Clair and her husband Robert of Richland, Michigan, sisters-in-law, Marilyn Hagerbaumer and husband Kevin of Roca, Nebraska, and Michelle Holmes and husband Jim of Pacific Junction, Iowa; brother-in-law Bruce Blackman of Dallas, Texas, extended relatives; and many friends.