Ronald Neubert
April 29, 1938 ~ December 3, 2012
Born in:
saint marys, PA
Resided in:
Meadville, PA
Ronald Neubert, 74, of Liberty Street, Meadville, passed away, Monday, December 3, 2012 at his residence. He was born April 29, 1938 in Saint Marys, Pennsylvania a son of James A. Neubert and Victoria R. Kornacki Neubert. He married Mary Lou Rickrode on May 17, 1958, she survives. They celebrated there golden anniversary on May 17, 2008.
Ron moved to Erie in 1950 where he attended Holy Rosary Grade School and graduated from Cathedral Prep in 1956. Following high school graduation, Ron attended Gannon University.
He moved to Meadville in 1961 to manage Dean Phipps Auto Store, his other employment included General Electric, Bucyrus-Erie, GTI Saegertown, Steere Dairy, Premier Autoware, and he ended up retiring in 2000 from Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Church and Seton School, which was the best job of this life being around all the young people and watching them mature.
Ron was a past Grand Knight of Council 388 from 1967-1979, he was active in Saint Agatha men's club, Seton P.T.O, he helped start Seton Bingo which was instrumental in keeping Seton School open, he served on Seton School Board, was on the parish finance council for 30 years, and served at lectorer and usher at 11:30 mass.
In addition to his many church and school duties he was an active member with A.A. for 27 years and an Institutional Representative for troop and pack
209 for many years, which included serving on the French Creek Council.
In addition to his loving wife, Mary Lou of 54 years he is survived by his children, Renee Travaglini and her husband Joe, Rhonda Cavaliere and her husband Carl, Ron, Jr. and his wife Theresa, Ray Neubert, and Ryan Neubert and his wife Jill; grandchildren who he was always knows as Papa to; Matt, Tori, Emily, David, Leticia, Joshua, Jacob, Nick, Ben, Nathan, and Matthew; several great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Ron was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, James and Ted; and a sister, Sandy.
Family and friends are welcome to call on Wednesday, December 5th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and Thursday, December 6th from 12:00pm to 2:00pm and 6:00pm to 8:00pm with a prayer vigil service to be held at 6:00pm at Roofner-Collins-Warren Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 544 Chestnut Street, Meadville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, December 7th at 10:00am at Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Church, 353 Pine Street, Meadville, with Father Matthew Kujawinski, pastor, as celebrant.
Burial will follow in Saint Agatha Cemetery, West Mead Township.
Per family request in lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Ron's memory to Seton School, 385 Pine Street, Meadville, PA 16335 or American Cancer Society, 2115 West 38th Street, Erie, PA 16508.
Please take a moment to share a memory or condolence with the family on Ron's Book of Memories online at www.roofnercollinswarrenfh.com
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I have told all of you many of times what a wonderful person Mr. Neubert was as I sit here with tears in my eyes, these next few days will be hard but in time your tears will be smiles of memories. Sincerely Joy
Mr. Neubert was an amazing man and will be missed by so many! I miss him coming into McDonalds and giving me a huge smile!He is now an angel looking down on u and giving u all a big hug!
To the Neubert family, I am so sad to hear of Mr. Neubert’s passing. He was an icon at Seton School and very much a part of my childhood memories. You can not think of the school without thinking of him. He was warm and kind and ALWAYS had a smile to share. Knowing he was there always somehow made you feel ‘safe’. It would be difficult to find someone today to make the difference he did. As an adult I still found comfort seeing him at mass on Sunday’s. I am so sorry for your loss-my heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to you at this difficult time. Lori
Mr. Neubert was always someone I could look up to and he will be greatly missed. He always smiled and stopped to talk to the kids in the halls no matter how busy he was. My prayers to all his family during this time.
I am so sorry for your loss. Ron was such a caring and patient man. His gentle nature reached a countless number of AA’s when they were new and troubled. His presence will be missed.
Mr. Neubert has always been a part of my fond memories from growing up at Seton. He always had a big friendly smile that could brighten any day. I remember how much all the kids there loved him; he will be missed. God bless your family.
Hi papa. i really miss you, more and more every minute every second of everyday. Im glad you got put out of your pain in peace. you make me look back on life and i think that i loved every moment i had with you. as i cry as i write this i would like you to know that i love you a ton and i know that you love me the same. you will always be in my heart as more then a grandpa. i will see you soon in heaven because you deserve to go there. meme is doing good, mom gave me the picture of me and you at aunt renee’s wedding with your hand on my shoulder. i will place it right by my bedside.papa just please come back for one moment so i could say goodbye, i regret not being able to say goodbye. now you are looking down on me guiding me into the future with your love. i will never forget you. i love you papa. i miss you. good bless you God will take great care of you. i love you papa. you were a great man and an even better listener i love you. Love, your little buddy, Matt
In reading the other posts, I could not help not to notice how many times the word smile was mentioned. One of my favorite memories of life was when in the the moments after our wedding Uncle Ron came up to me and said two words. Those words were”Keep smiling” No words ever made some one feel prouder. Ron was more than an Uncle and Godfather to me he was also a big brother. Aunt Mary Lou and family, I am sure Uncle Ron wants you all to “Keep smiling”. He will be missed. Mine and Lindas prayers and condolences are with you all. Love, Jim and Linda Neubert
Mr. Neubert and Seton go hand in hand. He was a wonderful man, always smiling and saying hello when we went to clean erasers! He remembered us for years after we graduated and would still smile and say hello when I saw him at Mass. He will be truly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.
Mr. Neubert was such a kind and gentle man. I remember him fondly from my days at Seton. He will be greatly missed!
Hi papa. i really miss you.i miss you more and more every second of every day, i will never forget about you and your amazing smile. i can see you at night when i go to sleep i see your image in my heart and i see you smiling, then i start to tear up. last night it hit me that you were gone, i was looking at the picture of me and you at aunt renee’s wedding with your hand on my shoulder i will cherish that picture my whole life. i will put it right beside me at night.i look into the front room and your not there it confuses me and makes me depressed. these past days have put me over the edge, turned me inside out and flipped me over. i cant get you out of my head. i wish you could come back for just one minute so i could say goodbye because i regret nnot being able to. the moments we shared i will never forget them. i just cant beleive your gone. as i tear up as i right this i would like you to know that i love you very much and i miss you so muuch more then world could explain. its so hard coming to meme’s knowing you wont be able to give me a hug anymore. keep on smiling papa. you were a great man and an even better grandpa. im so proud to be your grandson. im happy you got put out of your pain i just wish you could come back. i will never forget the legacy you left on my life. i love you papa i miss you even more, God Bless. Love, your little buddy, Matt
My sympathies to the family of this patient I will never forget. I consider him to be an inspiration to all as he faced life’s difficulties with courage and humor. I consider it a privilege to have known him, and pray for God’s blessing on you all through this difficult time. Darlene
Dear Mrs Neubert, Renee, Rhonda, Ron, Ray and Ryan, I truely loved and admired Mr Neubert. I remember coming to your house after school with Rhonda…I was so shy but Mr Neubert always made me feel so comfortable and so welcome a he called me “smiley”. He brought out the best in me and I think that’s what he did for so many people. He had a gift for simply enjoying people and people enjoying him.
My kids loved Mr. Neubert! When my son, Kyle, who is 23 yrs old now, was in Seton he would come home from school and always talk about how he and Mr Neubert had a contest going every morning on who had the better breakfast!
At Mass my kids always wanted to sit on the side that Mr Neubert was on so they could get bopped on the head by the collection basket-what a big deal that was!!!
I have so many wonderful memories of Mr Neubert and wonderfully so do my children!I thank all of you for sharing a truley wonderful man with all of us. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you and I pray these memories I’ve shared help bring comfort to each of you and know that many people will celebrate always his life.
Love, Sherri
Dear Marylou and family,My deepest sympathies to all of you on the loss of Ron.I know that it has been such a long time,but I have nothing but the fondest memories of both You and Ron.I am so sorry that I am unable to be there for you,but you are in my heart and prayers. Sincerely Fred
Death is never easy and it is unavoidable. Mr. Neubert was a very sweet and gentle man. Standing in line tonight at the funeral home I looked around and realized that he was a very lucky man. He married a beautiful woman that was always by his side, he fathered and raised 5 children, he was blessed with grandbabies and great grandbabies. He was admired and loved by so many. My heart is heavy for those he left behind but I hope you all find peace and comfort knowing that he lived a life full of love. He may have left the physical world but he walks beside all of you spiritually.
Ryan, Jill and family. I would like to extend my families condolences on the loss of your father. We will pray for your family and wish you strength as you move forward.
Bill Monroe
We love you very much, Uncle Ron. You’ll be missed by so many in your family, your church, and your friends and community. To this day, I remember your calls to the house 30 years ago with an endearing “hey ugly.” You fought so hard for so long, and now you’re able to rest in peace. Love to you always.
Dear Uncle Ron. Today we all said goodbye to a wonderful man. As I sit waiting for my flight home to Atlanta, I am remembering the great moments I had with you. As a kid I always looked forward to visits to Liberty Street, knowing you would always welcome me into your home. I also could count on you calling me “Meathead.” You will be missed dearly. Much love, Dave “Meathead” Yoset.
Uncle Ron,
We will miss the many funny moments with you, they will be forever in our hearts. Our yearly visits to your house won’t be the same, I will always look for that smiling face of yours. In your last few days you posed for pictures with my boys, thank you for giving them a treasure they will keep forever. I know you will forever be watching over us. We will always love you
With sympathy,
Gicele
Mary Lou and family:
I was saddened to read the news of the passing of Ron. He was a wonderful husband, father and friend to so many. Seton school would not be what it is today without the great dedication of Ron. He was there from its beginnings. Please know I have all of you in prayers but more so in my heart. Thank you Ron for all you have done for St. Agatha, Seton School and the many kindnesses you did for your friends. May He Rest In Peace!
Fr. Chet Gawronski
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