Ronnie was born on January 21, 1950 in Foam Lake, SK to loving parents Peter and Victoria (Korpatnisky) of Sheho. He grew up on the family farm 3 1/ 2 miles south and 1 mile west of Sheho. A shy, quiet youngster he attended Fosti School until grade 8, then high school in Foam Lake graduating in 1968. Ronnie was very fortunate to have many friends and cousins in Sheho, with whom he grew up with. After high school, Ronnie worked for a couple of years and drove school bus for about 6 years. He became an orderly at University Hospital in Saskatoon, then worked as a volunteer with the Red Cross in Jamaica in 1974. Upon his return to Canada he worked in Vibank, SK as a bank manager for the Credit Union. Ronnie moved back to Sheho when his father Peter passed away in 1978, to help his family on the farm. In 1985, he started as a Village Clerk in Sheho, he took a 2 yr U of R course in Local Government Administration, then worked for the Village of Theodore for 13 yrs. From there he moved to the R.M. of Insinger for 6 yrs and finally for the Village of Sheho for 9 yrs until his retirement in 2015 at the age of 65. Even in his retirement he was still driving a mail truck a few days a week. At one point he also opened Rock ‘N Rony’s Drive-In. He operated the drive-in, with a little help, until it became too much to work two jobs and had to close the drive-in. Ron was involved with the Sheho Rec Board for many years organizing the sports days, he could always be found in the camper being the banker; doing the books and deposits. Ron was also on the Parkland Valley Board of Directors for a number of years (Sports, Rec and Culture). Ron was an Associate Legion member until his passing. In his spare time, he worked for his good friend Danny Rudey at Dan’s Catering for many years. Throughout the years he made many lifelong friends and acquaintances, always stopping to say hello and chat. Ron was a compassionate, caring, intelligent and giving man, helping others with their problems or fixing things, finding a home for a family or helping people with legal matters. One of Ron’s main passions was creating beautiful Ukrainian Easter Eggs; he spent countless hours creating beautiful works of art. Ron had a green thumb in the garden and had a love for flowers, fruit trees and vegetables. His garden was always big and come harvest time always bountiful. One highlight in his life was on October 25th, 2013, when he was set up on a blind date at the Theodore Rec Board fundraiser - this was the night he met Chris Bates. He was quiet at first but at the end of the night he asked Chris to go out with him and she said yes, he was on cloud nine! Ron and Chris enjoyed working side by side catering, gardening, planting flowers, baking, and going on road trips in the Chevy. Ron loved to joke around; you could often hear him saying “Giver Tar paper” or “Way to go Grace”. He also enjoyed his coffee row every day after 2:30 p.m. Family was very important to Ronnie, from picking stones for Chad to going to birthday parties at Amy’s. He loved just going for coffee to catch up with family and friends. Ron travelled to Jamaica, Mexico, England with his friend Gerald Hoffman, a Caribbean cruise with his sister Bev, Niagara Falls and Toronto. Ron worked hard and enjoyed his life and everything that came with it. He is survived by his fiancé Chris Bates of Yorkton, her son Justin of Prince Albert, and daughter Roslyn of Yorkton; his brothers Randy (Dorothy) of Regina, Bernie (Faye) of Sheho, and sister Beverly (John) of Saskatoon; his nephews Colin (fiancé Sydney) of Mississauga, Chad (Danielle) and Nohl of Sheho, Tyler (Heather) Ryder and Kaliya of Regina, Kyle (fiancé Shayla) of Regina and niece Amy (Ryan) Gracie, Kallie and Nickson of Yorkton. He was predeceased by his father Peter in 1978 and his mother Victoria in 2013; and his god daughter Colette Medvid. Ron was a beloved brother, uncle, godfather and friend; he will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Memory Eternal