Obituary

Ronald G. Randle, 88, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on November 16, 2020.

A Kansas City native, Ron graduated from Southeast High School in 1950. As a young man, he worked at Nu-Way Drive-In, where he met the woman who would later become his wife, Jeanette. After high school, Ron joined the Navy Reserve and held a position at Bendix, a military contractor under the Atomic Energy Commission, which later became the Department of Energy. Ron served in the Navy on active duty during the Korean war era, then returned from the military to Bendix, where he was a tool and dye maker for 40 years. On Nov. 5, 1955, he married Jeanette Heinke; they were married for 58 years, until her passing in 2014. In his free time, Ron enjoyed building dirt track race car engines. He volunteered with the Cub Scouts, and later with the Boy Scouts. He was also a Little League baseball coach.

Preceded in death by his wife, Ron is survived by two brothers, Norman and Vince (Vicki), as well as six children, Janise (Tim), Brian (Cathy), Ron, Corine (Steve), Damon, and Teresa (Daling). He was blessed in life by 12 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and 2 more great grandchildren on the way. He will be greatly missed.