Ronald A. Schwenneker

October 24, 1928 - April 7, 2017

Ronald A. Schwenneker, 88, of Spirit Lake passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Hawkeye Care Center in Spirit Lake. A double funeral service for 88 year old Ronald A. Schwenneker and his wife, 91 year old Evelyn Schwenneker of Spirit Lake who passed away Wednesday, April 12 from a broken heart will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 13, at the Spirit Lake United Methodist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in the Swan Lake Cemetery in rural Estherville. Ron was born on October 24, 1928 in Appleton, MN to Carl and Stella (Crosby) Schwenneker. Ron was united in marriage to Evelyn Knudson on August 21, 1955 at the United Methodist Church in Estherville. He owned and operated Ron’s Parking Lot Service in Spirit Lake. Ron was a member of the Spirit Lake United Methodist Church. Ron enjoyed many years living on Big Spirit Lake and boating with his friends and family. He and Evelyn enjoyed many trips across country through out the years. He was survived by his wife Evelyn Schwenneker of Spirit Lake, IA; and is survived by his sons Mike and Mark Schwenneker; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, sister Ruth (Schwenneker) O’Connor of Dougherty, IA; and brother and sister-in-laws, Harold (Janet) Knudson of Estherville, IA, Virgil (Lorabelle) Hempstead of Estherville, IA, Blanche Mitchell of Georgetown, TX; Dale (Wanda) Knudson of Visalia, CA; Anita West of Mesa, AZ. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Randy Schwenneker and a grandson Travis Schwenneker.