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Ronald "Ron" L.
Kaffenberger
Ronald “Ron” L. Kaffenberger, 59, of New Weston, Ohio passed away on
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at the State of the Heart Care Center in
Greenville, Ohio.
He was born on August 30, 1959 in Greenville to the late Robert
Kaffenberger, Sr. and Rita (McEowen) and Ronald Young of Rossburg,
Ohio.
In addition to his father, Ron was preceded in death by his
granddaughter, Kalla Kaffenberger; and his sister-in-law, Barbara
Yinger.
Ron was a 1978 graduate of Mississinawa Valley High School. After
graduation, he began driving truck until he retired in 2018. He spent
the past 17 years with ABF Freight of Huber Heights, Ohio. When he was
home, you could find him farming and spending time outdoors. He enjoyed
going to Michigan and fishing with his family. He was an avid collector
of Farmall and International tractors, with his favorite tractor being
the Farmall H. Ron was an Ohio State Buckeyes, Cincinnati Bengals, and
NASCAR fan. He loved his family and was a proud grandpa.
He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Dawn (Yinger) Kaffenberger,
whom he married on August 11, 1984; his children, Jeff (Daniele)
Kaffenberger of Union City, Ohio, Brandon (Morgan Morris) Kaffenberger
of Muncie, Indiana, and Paley (Anthony) Pan of Shanghai, China; his
grandchildren, Kam, Ayley, Oakleigh, River, Miranda, and Alicia; his
siblings, Robert Kaffenberger, Jr. of Union City, Ohio, Jack (Becky
Marshal) Kaffenberger, Sr. of Rossburg, Ohio, Michael Kaffenberger, Sr.
of Norman, Oklahoma, Steven (Tammy) Kaffenberger of New Weston, Ohio,
and Lora (Perry) Widener of Rossburg, Ohio; his special uncle, Roger
Lowell of Greenville, Ohio; his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law,
Russell Yinger of Hillsdale, Michigan, Raymond (Cindy) Yinger, Sr. of
Greenville, Sharon (Fred) Demongeot of Osseo, Michigan, Shirley (Bill)
Powers of Concord, Michigan, and Howard (Millie) Yinger of North Adams,
Michigan; his numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his many
friends at ABF Freight.
The Kaffenberger family would like to thank the staff of State of the
Heart Care Center and the doctors and nurses of the Wayne Cancer
Center.
A celebration of Ron’s life will take place at 2:00 PM, Wednesday,
March 27, 2019 at Tribute Funeral Homes, Greenville Campus with Rev.
Eric Fee officiating.
Guests may visit with Ron’s family on Wednesday from 1:00 PM until the
time of service.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions may
be made to the funeral home to assist with final expenses.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.Tributefuneralhomes.com
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