Ronnie L. Kahle

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 20, 2013 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Crete with Rev. Nathan Ristvedt officiating. Visitation will be at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Sunday from 5-8pm and 1 hour prior to services on Monday. Interment will be in Dorchester Cemetery, Dorchester. Memorials have been established to the Lambs of Christ Preschool at Bethlehem Lutheran Church or to the Dorchester Community Foundation. Pallbearers are John Stehlik, Eric Stehlik, Larry Weber, Eric Feeken, Mark Bors, and John Clark.

Ronnie Lloyd Kahle was born October 16, 1959 in Crete, Nebraska to Lloyd and Lois (Beck) Kahle, the second of four children and passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at his home near Dorchester at the age of 53 years and 7 months.

Ronnie attended Dorchester Public School and graduated with the class of 1978. Ron farmed with his grandfather and father on the family farm east of Dorchester. He also enjoyed raising sheep, cattle, horses, and other livestock. He was united in marriage to Joyce Brun on August 22, 1988, in Crete. They were blessed with four children: Ryan, Crystal, Adam and Lydia. Ron enjoyed woodworking, canning and gardening. He was on the Dorchester School Board, coached wrestling when his boys were young, and was an elder at the church. Ron was a very thoughtful, quick-witted, generous, had a strong faith and family was important to him.

Ron was a life-long member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Crete.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce, Dorchester, children and spouses, Ryan and Svetlana Kahle, Norfolk, Virginia, Crystal and fiance Aaron Rasmussen, Dannebrog, NE, Adam Kahle, Kearney, Lydia Kahle, Dorchester; 3 grandchildren, Sonya, Katarina, and Mila Kahle, father, Lloyd Kahle, Dorchester, sisters and brothers-in-law, Linda and Roger Woolsey, Friend, Donna and Brad Havlat, Crete, Connie Jo and Chris Hiegel, Grand Island, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Ron was preceded in death by his mother, Lois, father-in-law, Charles Brun, uncles, Roger Kahle, James Nerud, Vern Smedjir, Dorman Smedjir, Dean Beck, and a nephew, Jared Havlat.