Dodge, Ronald D.
By Canton CitizenRonald Dwight Dodge, 69, formerly of Canton, passed away after a valiant, eight-year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease on February 4 at the Lutheran Home in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Born in Norwood, Ron attended Cardinal Cushing School (St. Coletta’s) in Hanover. While there he was an alter server, served Cardinal Cushing, and accompanied him to Lourdes. He worked in the grounds department at the Massachusetts Hospital School in Canton for 34 years until retiring in 2001. Ron was voted Employee of the Year in 1998 and was a proud member of the bowling league. He was a parishioner at St. John the Evangelist Church in Canton and St. Pius X Parish in Wauwatosa. As a lifelong fan of the Red Sox he traveled to several spring trainings and in the offseason enjoyed the Bruins and Patriots. He loved his grandpa LaValley, family vacations in Maine, archery, camping trips with his parents, and he would travel anywhere.
Son of the late Ellison and Florence Dodge. Brother of Patricia (Frank) Bruce of WI, Gregory (Jeannie) Dodge of Billerica, and Albert Dodge (Claire Wade) of Sydney, Australia. Loving uncle of Gregory, Jennifer, Deborah, Frank, Ellison, and Elizabeth. Great uncle to Mackenzie, Emily, Molly, Ellie, Madeline, Evan, and Katherine.
Visiting hours at the Dockray and Thomas Funeral Home, 455 Washington Street, Thursday, February 27, from 4-7 p.m. Funeral mass in St. John the Evangelist Church in Canton on Friday, February 28, at 10:30 a.m. Burial St. Mary’s Cemetery, Canton.
The family wishes to thank the dedicated staff and volunteers of the Lutheran Home and St. Pius X Parish for their seven years of care of Ronnie, along with the resources from the Alzheimer’s Association of Southeastern Wisconsin and Interfaith Older Adult Programs’ Family Caregiver Support Network. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Interfaith Older Adult Programs, Attn: Family Caregiver Support Network, 600 W. Virginia St., Milwaukee, WI 53204. “No one can do it alone.” For guestbook, go to dockrayandthomasfuneralhome.com.
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Posted by Canton Citizen
on Feb 20 2014. Filed under Obituaries.
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