Ronnie Lee Anderson passed away at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was 77.
He was born April 2, 1940, in Athens, to Wesley and Mable Bowers Anderson. He lived most of his life in Warsaw and was a 1958 graduate of Warsaw High School. There he was an accomplished pitcher on the WHS baseball team. Ronnie was considered by scouts of several MLB teams before injuring his shoulder.
On Oct. 12, 1963, he and Pauline Hurd were joined in marriage in Pierceton, and would be blessed to share 54 years.
Ronnie was a custodian at Jefferson Elementary School for 15 years. He had been a faithful member of God’s Highway to Heaven Church since 1998. He was an avid IU basketball fan and a New York Yankees fan.
Ronnie had a great sense of humor and loved to tease everyone and would joke with complete strangers and family alike. He was a family man who loved his dogs as family. He enjoyed going for drives and being outside. His favorite flower was the red rose.
Left with memories to treasure are his wife, Pauline; and four children, all of Warsaw: Rhonda (Bill) Goble, Steve (Cheryl) Anderson, Sandy (Jeff) Johnson and Betty Jo (Ed) Cochran. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Ronnie was preceded in death by three siblings: Betty Nine, Charlotte Hart and an infant sister, Patsy.
Friends may gather with the family from 5 to 8 p.m. today, Nov. 30, in Titus Funeral Home, 2000 Sheridan St., Warsaw, and one hour prior to the service at 11 a.m. Friday in God’s Highway to Heaven Church, 555 Webber Street, Warsaw. The Rev. Bob Brown of God’s Highway to Heaven Church and Pastor Glenn Hall of Harvest Community Church in Pierceton will officiate. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
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Memorials to the family to be used at their discretion. Checks may be made payable to Titus Funeral Home or Pauline Anderson.
