Ronald Merring

Ronald Merring, Lake Ariel, passed away Wednesday morning after a
courageous and hard fought battle with cancer at home surrounded by his
family. His wife of 27 years is Jacqueline Marsteller Merring.

Born 1956, in Scranton he was the son of the late L. Guy Merring and
Evelyn Mignery Merring and was educated in the Western Wayne School
District. He had been employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Bureau of State Parks at the Tobyhanna State Park Complex. After 35
years of dedicated service, Ron retired from the job he loved very much
as the Park Maintenance Supervisor. Ron left his mark throughout the
park accomplishing numerous projects such as the snowmobile bridge,
pavilions, and handicap fishing piers.

Ron loved the outdoors. He loved hunting, fishing, gardening and
beekeeping. He also had a strong passion for cooking. Most of all he
loved and cared for his family. He will be dearly missed.

Also surviving are sons Ronald Merring Jr. and his companion Dawn
Messina, Brian Merring and his wife Megan; daughters Stacy Harrison and
husband Andy, and Kylie Merring; a granddaughter Lilly Merring.

Funeral services will be held Saturday March 5th at Noon in the James
Wilson Funeral Home 143 Gravity Rd. Lake Ariel.

Friends may call Saturday from 10am until time of the service.

Interment, Avoy Cemetery.

To share a memory or to express your condolences to the family please
visit www. jameswilsonfuneralhome.com

In lieu of flowers the family strongly encourages memorial contributions
be made in Ron’s honor to the Hospice of the Sacred Heart 53 Glenmaura
National Blvd., Suite 120,  Moosic, PA 18507 or to the Wayne-Pike Child
Evangelism Fellowship Inc PO Box 628 Honesdale, PA 18431