Ronald F. Forslund

NORFOLK -- Funeral service for Ronald F. Forslund, 78, of Norfolk will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 31, 2023 at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Jackie Samway, PMA, will be officiating the service. Interment will be held at the Best Cemetery, rural Norfolk. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, also at Stonacek Funeral Chapel. Military rites will be conducted by the American Legion Post 16, V.F.W. Post 1644, of Norfolk, and the United States Army Honor Guard. The Lord took Ron home on August 26, 2023 surrounded by his family. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Ron was born on Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945, in Tilden, Nebraska, son of Irvin and Darlene (Tiedgen) Forslund. He lived on the farm and attended District 73 Ray School till 1952. The family moved to a farm south of Norfolk in 1958 and he attended Warnerville School through 8th grade. He graduated from Norfolk Senior High School in 1963 and enjoyed playing football during his high school years. After high school he attended the CE School of Commerce in Omaha. He entered the US Army in January 1966. He was stationed in Atlanta, GA at the 3rd Army Headquarters until November 1966 when he was assigned to the 7th Army Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany until his honorable discharge in December 1967. On August 3, 1968, he married Barbara Ahlmann at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Norfolk. They lived in Omaha for two years until returning to Norfolk to make their home. He worked for TSC in Norfolk as a store manager and then traveled for farm equipment companies prior to opening RB Distributing in 1989. He enjoyed being outside and taking care of the yard and working in the garage on his classic cars. Ron was preceded in death by his parents, Irvin and Darlene Forslund. Ron is survived by his wife Barbara of 55 years, his son Jason (Shilin) Forslund of Norfolk, daughter Melissa (Jerry) Nemec of Norfolk, granddaughter Abigail Nemec of North Platte, granddaughter Emily Nemec of Norfolk, and brother Larry Forslund (Susan Riley) of Salem, OR. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Ronald F. Forslund

April 1, 1945 - August 26, 2023