Ronald Patton
Ronald Lee Patton age 83, of Stromsburg, Nebraska, passed away October 12, 2026 at his home in Stromsburg.
Memorial service will be held Friday, October 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the Stromsburg Baptist Church with Pastor David Owens officiating with Military Rites by Stromsburg Legion Post. No visitation. Pianist will be Cheryl Anderson. Musical selections will be “How Great Thou Art”, “Just A Closer Walk With Thee”, and “Onward Christian Soldiers.” Private family inurnment will take place at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Hebron, Nebraska.
Ron was born November 12, 1942 in Junction City, Ohio to Warren and Nola Lucille (Jewell) Patton. He attended school in Junction City, graduating from Junction City High School in 1960. He attended college at Ohio State University. While in college he worked at General Electric and a radio station doing broadcasting. He then joined the United States Air Force October 21, 1963, was stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, WY and California where he served for three and a half years until March 22, 1965. In 1965 he was united in marriage to Toby Wilson. To this union one daughter, Erin was born After serving in the Air Force he moved to Nebraska and graduated from Bellevue College.
He was united in marriage to Carol Osher on August 7, 1986 at Nehawka, Nebraska. They resided in Beaver Lake and Ron worked at ITT in Omaha and then began his career with the Department of Defense service at Offutt Air Force Base. They moved to South Charleston, Ohio where he worked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base as a program analysis officer and computer equipment logistics manager until his retirement when they moved to Junction City, Ohio to the family farm. In June of 2023 they moved to Nebraska to be closer to family.
Ron enjoyed hunting, fishing, guns, scouting, and he also enjoyed flying small airplanes and flew ultra-lights. He had a passion for dogs, Corvettes and motorcycles.
Survivors include his wife Carol of Stromsburg; daughter Erin (Derek) Johnson, of Lincoln; step-daughters Michelle (Steve) Dubas of Carks and Alisa (Clint) Buckingham of Omaha; grandchild Hollis; step-grandchildren: Christina (Max) Alfaro, Alex (Karlee) Dubas, Andrew Dubas, Austey (Emma) Buckingham, Corrin (Roman) Andrews, Blair (Anthony) Chetram, Gezahenge Buckingham; seven step-great grandchildren Millie Dubas and Giovani Alfaro, Charlie Buckingham, RJ and Kingston Andrews, Ayla and Avira Chetram and a host of other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents Warren and Nola Patton.
Dubas Funeral Home of Stromsburg and Osceola has been entrusted with arrangements. Dubasfuneralhome. com