Ronald Blackwell
September 4, 1933 — July 24, 2016
Send a Sympathy Card
Send a Gift
Past Services
Wake Service 1
Visitation
Lee's Funeral Home, LLC
Service Information
Lee's Funeral Home, LLC
Interment Location
Kensico Cemetery
Ronald Blackwell
Listen to Obituary
Ronald R. Blackwell, 82, of Elmsford, NY, passed away peacefully at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, NY, after a short illness, on July 24, 2016.
He was born September 4, 1933 to Thelma (Evans) and James Blackwell. He was also predeceased by his loving adoptive Mother, Mamie Bradford.
Ronnie graduated from Page Jackson High School in Charles Town, West Virginia in 1951. He served in the United States Air Force and was stationed throughout Europe and North Africa. He received the National Defense Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and the Army Occupation Medal. He was honorably discharged in 1955.
In 1991, after 22 years of service, he retired from Westchester County Department of Corrections in Valhalla, NY.
Ronnie loved sports and was a former coach of the Elmsford Little League. He was also an avid fan of the Knicks, Jets & Mets. He enjoyed gardening and planted roses especially for his wife Arlene. His other pastime was music, a hobby and pleasure shared with his two sons.
He is survived by the love of his life, Arlene (Middleton) Blackwell to whom he was married for 56 years; and sons: Ronald D. Blackwell and Richard A. Blackwell, all of Elmsford, NY. He also leaves a host of family and friends who will miss him dearly.
The Entire Staff of Lee's Funeral Home, LLC respects that the Blackwell family entrusted the care of their loved one to us, and that they value the level of service & attention our funeral home provides. We are honored, in turn, to provide comfort, assistance and service to the Blackwell family during their time of bereavement.
He was born September 4, 1933 to Thelma (Evans) and James Blackwell. He was also predeceased by his loving adoptive Mother, Mamie Bradford.
Ronnie graduated from Page Jackson High School in Charles Town, West Virginia in 1951. He served in the United States Air Force and was stationed throughout Europe and North Africa. He received the National Defense Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and the Army Occupation Medal. He was honorably discharged in 1955.
In 1991, after 22 years of service, he retired from Westchester County Department of Corrections in Valhalla, NY.
Ronnie loved sports and was a former coach of the Elmsford Little League. He was also an avid fan of the Knicks, Jets & Mets. He enjoyed gardening and planted roses especially for his wife Arlene. His other pastime was music, a hobby and pleasure shared with his two sons.
He is survived by the love of his life, Arlene (Middleton) Blackwell to whom he was married for 56 years; and sons: Ronald D. Blackwell and Richard A. Blackwell, all of Elmsford, NY. He also leaves a host of family and friends who will miss him dearly.
The Entire Staff of Lee's Funeral Home, LLC respects that the Blackwell family entrusted the care of their loved one to us, and that they value the level of service & attention our funeral home provides. We are honored, in turn, to provide comfort, assistance and service to the Blackwell family during their time of bereavement.
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Air Force
Air Force
Army of Occupation Medal
Good Conduct Medal
Good Conduct Medal
New York Mets
National Defense Service Medal
New York Jets
The insignias listed here may be subject to copyright and / or trademarked. Those copyrights and trademarks are owned by the respective organizations.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Ronald Blackwell, please visit our flower store.
Past Services
Guestbook
Visits: 0
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
