VERONA – Ronald William Sailing, age 91, went home to his Lord and Savior on Friday, October 9, 2026.

Ron is preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Ann; parents, Earl (Marian); brothers, Delos and Warren; sister, Marcia Showers; sister-in-law, Carolyn; and brothers-in-law, Tom Cooley, Rodger Showers and John Foster; and sons-in-law, Dan Tomas and Roger Meyer.

He is survived by his children; Debra Meyer, David (Cheryl), Doris Tomas, and Diane (Cory Betz); grandchildren, Jason Meyer, Andrew Meyer, Eric (Darrah) Tomas, Matthew (Kayla) Tomas and Candace (Carroll) McDonald; 11 great grandchildren; siblings, Kevin, Gary (Mae), and Sharon Cooley; sisters-in-law, Rita, Liz, and Judy Foster. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

Ron drove cement truck for 25 years and went on to be a janitor for the Verona School District. After retirement, he worked part-time for Kayser Ford. He also repaired lawn mowers and snow blowers for many years.

Ron spent many years on his hobby of stock car racing on many local tracks and was known as car number 42. He had a favorite 1979 Ford F-100 that he displayed and won many awards at car shows. He was a longtime member of Memorial Baptist Church in Verona. Ron will be greatly missed.

A Funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 12:00PM, Noon, at Memorial Baptist Church, 201 S. Main Street, Verona. A visitation will be held from 10:00AM until time of service on Saturday at the church. Burial at Verona Cemetery at a later date.

To view his guestbook and leave a memory, please visit: www.ryanfuneralservice.com

Ryan Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Verona Chapel
220 Enterprise Drive
608-845-6625

Ronald Sailing

October 29, 1934 - October 09, 2026

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