Ronald Edelbrock Obituary

Ronald P. Edelbrock

Ronald P. Edelbrock, 85, born September 20, 1939, in Kalida to the late Alex and Agnes (Bockrath) Edelbrock, passed away 12:15 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2025, at his residence. Ron was a lifelong member of Kalida St. Michael's. On May 28, 1962, he married his best friend, Arlene (Rode) Edelbrock, the daughter of Frank and Regina Rode of Delphos. Arlene passed away at their home in Kalida December 26, 2005. Ron missed Arlene, the love of his life, every day for the rest of his days.

He is survived by four children, Mark (Amy) Edelbrock of Columbus Grove, Jon (Jennifer) Edelbrock of Kalida, Jeff (Lisa) Edelbrock of Bowling Green and Gina (Brian) Chamberlin of Ottawa; nine grandchildren, Victoria (Austin) Durnell, Joseph Edelbrock, Maddison (Marty) Essert, Morggan Edelbrock, Alexander Edelbrock, Quinn Edelbrock, Ethan Edelbrock, Claire Edelbrock and Zachary (Alexandria) Chamberlin; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Ann (Jerry) Miller and Terri (Roger) McGlone; and a brother, Ken (Becky) Edelbrock.

He is preceded in death by two brothers, Richard (Carole) Edelbrock and Norman Edelbrock.

Ron retired from General Motors Foundry, Defiance, the first day of 1998 with 25 years of service and 30 years credited. In his younger days, Ron had a paper route in elementary school and worked for a local farmer throughout high school. Following his graduation from Kalida High School in 1957, he worked for Hohenbrink Excavating, Ottawa, Coca-Cola, Lima, Buckeye Sugars, Ottawa and UPS, Lima. Following his retirement, he busied himself with small jobs of carpentry, woodworking, plumbing and electrical, and general "fixing" for his family and friends.

Ron served his community by volunteering through-out his life. He served Kalida Volunteer Fire Department, where he was also a past captain and assistant fire chief. He volunteered his time and talents with Putnam County Historical Society, serving as treasurer, Putnam County Habitat for Humanity, and Putnam County Food Bank, Ottawa. He also volunteered in Florida with Habitat for Humanity, Arcadia, Florida. While in Arizona, he volunteered for many organizations, such as Goodyear Ballpark for the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians Spring Training, Goodyear; ASU Deer Creek Petroglyph Preserve, Phoenix; Goodyear Farms Historic Cemetery, Avondale and Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, to name a few.

Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Kalida, with the Rev. Phil Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery at a later date.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at LOVE FUNERAL HOME, Ottawa.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to some of Ron's favorite charities, Putnam County Homecare and Hospice, Putnam County Historical Society or Putnam County Habitat for Humanity.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at ywww.lovefuneralhome.com.