Memorial
Ronald E. Rath, 77, of Cedar Rapids passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at his home. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 4 to 7 PM at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Services will be held on Monday, December 1st at 11 AM, followed by a luncheon at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church with Pastors Paul and Gayle Wilcox. Burial will be held at Cedar Valley Garden of Memories Cemetery in Cedar Falls.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kirkwood Foundation, or Lovely Lane United Methodist Church.
Ronald Rath was born on April 11, 1937 to H. Earl Rath and Florence (Heironimus) in Cedar Falls. He was united in marriage to Kathryn Thompson (Guttenberg) in 1963.
Ron received his education at Iowa State Teachers College (BA) and a Masters degree from the State College of Iowa. He began his career in education by teaching at Cedar Falls high school, followed by Iowa Central Community College. In 1974 he began work as an administrator at Kirkwood Community College, retiring after 27 years of service.
He is survived by his loving wife Kay, his children, Tom (Francine) of Iowa City and John (Kathy) of Waterloo; four grandchildren: Evan, Megan, Andrew and Jennifer; two sisters: Roslyn Filer (Seattle) and Carole Olson (Cleveland), one sister in law Rosalie Thompson (Hot Springs Village,AR) and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
A loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, Ron will be greatly missed for his sense of humor and his kindness and caring toward everyone he knew.