Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Stoddard, Ronald "Ron" David May 21, 2022 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net May 8, 2023, 1:13 pm Hasting's Reminder - Saturday May 28, 2022 RONALD DAVID STODDARD Ronald "Ron"David Stoddard of Lake Odessa, MI. passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 73 years of age. He was born on February 12, 1949 to Norma Jean Stoddard and Dale Stoddard. He was raised in East Lansing. He graduated from East Lansing High School in 1967. He earned a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 1971 and a master's degree in 1983. Ron taught third grade at Clarksville Elementary for 37 years. Ron enjoyed his many years of teaching both third grade and driver's education courses.His other hobbies included coaching soccer and chess teams, visiting the MSU botanical gardens, riding his motorcycle, photography, reading, writing, traveling, and teaching tricks to his dog,Zoya. Ron is survived by h is wife, Elina Kondratiouk-Stoddard; sons, Kurtis (Carrie) Stoddard, Jordan (Jane) Stoddard, and Jacob Stoddard; daughter, Kelsey (George) Stoddard-Neros; grandchildren, Lily, Charles, Samuel and Nora. Ron was preceded in death by his parents, Dale and Norma Stoddard; sisters, Barbara Noonan and Judith Hurst. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Lakewood education foundation at www.lakewoodeducationalfoundation.org. A celebration of Ron's life will occur at a future date.For updates or to write a memory of Ron's life please visit his memorial page at forever-missed.com/ron- david-stoddard. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/stoddard45624nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb