Ronald G. Thompson

Ronald G. Thompson, age 92, of Toledo, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, peacefully at the Hospice of Northwest Ohio Detroit Avenue. Ron was born on August 22, 1932, to James and Elizabeth Thompson of Point Place. He grew up a happy boy, playing and romping around the marshes with his brother, Jim. As a boy, he enjoyed boy scouts, hunting, fishing and sports. He attended Woodward High School, where he played football. He was an avid Detroit Tigers fan throughout his life. In his younger days, he loved bowling and boating on Lake Erie. Golf was a lifelong passion of his and he played on the Waite High/Woodward High alumni league for 30 years. Last year, he was the most senior man in the league showing the younger men that retirement doesn’t mean a rocking chair. Ron also enjoyed playing Euchre at the Elks club in Maumee. Ron was drafted into the Army during the Korean conflict where he proudly served his country. Once back in the US, he became a master plumber and worked at Dunbar Mechanical for many years. He started his own business after leaving Dunbar, which was called Thompson-Mallendick Mechanical Contractors. His next career move was to JDRM Engineering where he finished his career at age 79. Ron taught Local 50 plumbing apprenticeship classes for 27 years. Ron created plumbing plans for building all over Toledo and surrounding cities. Flower Hospital, Toledo Hospital, the University of Toledo, and the Polar Bear and Hippo areas of the Toledo Zoo are just a few that he worked on. Ron was well known around the city and everyone who knew him held him in high regard. He is preceded in death by his wife, Eudene; his parents, James and Elizabeth Thompson; and his brother, James Thompson. He is survived by his life partner, Melva Balogh, who brought so much love and happiness to his later years of life; his daughter, Donna (Jim) Spencer; his son, Ronald D. Thompson; his sister, Ina Antoine; and his grandchildren, Holly Simmons; Doug Spencer, Ross Spencer, Kyle Thompson, and Avery Thompson. Memorial services will be held at Ansberg-West Funeral Home, 3000 W. Sylvania Ave. on Sunday, April 6, 2025, from 1:00pm – 3:00pm, where VFW Military Honors will begin at 1:00pm. Anyone wishing to make a donation in Ron’s name can donate to First Tee - Lake Erie, which teaches golf and life lessons to youth from all backgrounds.

Ronald G. Thompson

August 22, 1932 - April 1, 2025