It is with sorrow and gratitude that we mark the passing of Ronnie Roger Buchholz, 70, — sorrow at the loss, gratitude for the life.
What follows is a brief look at the life his family wishes to share.
Ronnie entered this world in 1944 — the start of a journey that would span 71 years.
Few who serve speak of it freely; those who knew him understood.
Ronnie R. Buchholz, 70 a native of Tripp, SD died Monday, September 7, 2015 at Dow Rummel Village Assisted Living. Memorial services will be at 3:00pm Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Halladay-Peterson Chapel at Dow Rummel Assisted Living, Sioux Falls. Burial will be at Danzig Cemetery, rural Avon, SD the following Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 1:00pm with Military Honors. Ronnie Roger Buchholz was born on December 9, 1944 at Parkston, SD to Albert and Sarola (Giedd) Buchholz. He grew up in Tripp where he graduated from Tripp High School in 1964. He served in the US Navy for 4 years having served on the USS Fletcher DDE-445, a Naval Destroyer, as a radar operator in the South Pacific. Upon his discharge from the service, he moved to Boise, ID where he owned and operated Ron's Cabinet Shop for over 25 years. His business focused on commercial cabinet making in the upper Northwest Region. He was master craftsman at making furniture for family and friends before opening his own cabinet shop in Boise. He lived in Las Vegas, NV and Long Beach, CA before retiring and moving back to South Dakota in 2008. Grateful for having shared his life are his sister Carol (Buchholz) Slack, Viborg; niece Kristi (Jerry) Leisinger, great nieces Lauren and Haley of Sioux Falls; a nephew Jeff (Donna) Slack, great niece Lexi and great nephews Logan and Wyatt of Viborg; cousin Morris (Tammy) Giedd and daughters Kendra and Kera of Marsing, ID; and special friends Jack and Noma Sayler and family of Rapid City, SD. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister in infancy.
