Ronald Clarence Kendler passed away peacefully on May 11th after a brief battle with cancer.   Ron was born August 28, 1936 in Milwaukee.  After graduating high school, he joined the Air Force.  A few years after his return to Milwaukee he met the love of his life.  On May 16, 1964 Ron married Barbara Classey and they started a family.  He joined Foremost/McKesson in 1968 and became a plant manager in various cities in Wisconsin and California, most recently in Rothschild and then Plover until his retirement.  To keep busy he started a job at Aspirus Hospital as a lab courier transporting lab work through the Aspirus Hospital/clinics system in Northern Wisconsin until he turned 80. Ron enjoyed following all Wisconsin sports teams, sheepshead games with family, maintaining the landscape at his house, sitting on the back patio listening to Brewer games and bird watching, and vacations up north with family.  The Lost Lake stories could be told for days, especially about the big fish that "got away". Survivors include his loving wife Barbara of 57 years. His children Linda, Andrew (Barbara), Pamela (Christopher) Griese.  He is also survived by brothers-in-law Edward Oslance, Donald (Carol) Classey, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Clarence and Marguerite, stepmother Vi, mother and father-in-law, Roy and Katherine Classey, sister Carol Oslance and nephew Gary Oslance. In observance of Dad's wishes, no public funeral will be held. Thank you to the staff at Aspirus Hospice House for their exceptional care of our father and our family over the past week.