Ronald Einerson

Ronald Einerson was born Sept. 4, 1932 in Argyle, WI to Herbert and Rose (Stephenson) Einerson and passed away on June 22, 2026 at the age of 93. He graduated from Mt. Horeb High School in 1950 where he played football, basketball and baseball. He graduated from UW Platteville in 1956 where he played basketball. There Ron met the love of his life, Delores Hoesly, and they married in 1956. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952-54, part of that time as a Morse code operator in Korea. He received his Masters Degree from UW Madison in 1960.

Ron taught History and coached basketball in Cashton, Plymouth and Neenah. His Neenah teams won the state championships in 1975 and 1978. He was named Wisconsin coach of the year in 1975 and the Neenah fieldhouse was named in his honor in 2003. Ron was selected as a charter member of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1979, as a member of the UW-Platteville Hall of Fame in 1989, and as a charter member of the Neenah School District Hall of Fame in 2015.

Ron loved golf and the camaraderie of his friends, Neenah and Wisconsin Badger basketball and football games, and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed time in Door County and Florida. He journeyed domestically and internationally, not because he particularly enjoyed traveling, but because he loved his wife who loved to travel.

His daughters remember him as a loving father with a great sense of humor who lived his life with personal integrity and who loved his girls equally. They looked up to him as an accomplished speaker and inspirational leader. Ron valued and exemplified a strong work ethic, preparation, perseverance, teamwork, discipline, class, and character.

Ron is survived by his daughters Andree (Craig) Fredrick of Madison, Laura (Mike) Radke, Madison and Leslie (Todd) Eberhardt, Orono, MN, his grandchildren Jason and Jordan (Natalie) Fredrick, Megan (Derek Polk) and Jenna Radke, and Nicholas, Taylor and Tori Eberhardt, and great-grandchildren Scottie Fredrick and Bennett Polk. Also surviving are his brothers, Mal and Gary, sister-in-law Jan Hoesly, and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Delores, parents, sisters-in-law Carol Gruber, Vi Einerson and Sandi Einerson and his brothers-in-law, Dwight Hoesly and Don Gruber.

The family would like to thank Cardinal View Senior Living and Agrace staff for their support and compassionate care.

A Celebration of Life will be held in early fall in Neenah, WI.

Memorials can be made to the Ron and Delores Einerson Scholarship Fund https://oacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=2310 at Neenah High School or First United Methodist Church Neenah.