Obituary of Ron Warden

Warden, Ron - Born March 8, 1940, died peacefully surrounded by his family at the Matthew's House Hospice in Alliston on February 24, 2016. Beloved husband for 51 years of Peggy (nee Lenentine) and loving father to son Cary of Toronto and Julie and Jeremy Waller of Thornton. Proud Papa to Olivia and Ethan Waller. He is survived by his sister Shirley Elliott of Waterloo, Jen and his wife Lilian of London and sister Sharon Tucker of Edmonton, AB, sister and brother-in-law of Kathy and Brent Cass of Guelph and Carol Jenkins and Ed Slominski of Caseville, MI. Ron is predeceased by his parents Charles and Julia, sisters Helen and June, brothers Stewart, Harold, Ross and Donald, brothers-in-law Robert Elliott and Jack Jenkins and sisters-in-law Agnes and Verna Warden. Ron graduated from London Teacher's College, University of Windsor and University of Western Ontario and devoted his life to the students of Kent County acting as teacher, Vice Principal and Principal at various schools in Kent. After retiring in 1996 he spent his final years with his best friend Peggy at their Lake Wahwashkesh home near Parry Sound and wintering in St. Petersburg where he enjoyed new friendships and the love of hockey playing with his Old Timers' friends until he was 71. He was always the happiest with his skates on and his stick on the ice. Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life will be held for Ron on Sunday May 29, 2016 at 1:30pm at the McKinlay Funeral Home, 76 Main St., East, Ridgetown. Friends may call the Funeral Home after 12:30pm. A Reception will then be held at the Royal Canadian Legion. Donations in memory can be made to Matthew's House Hospice, 6028 Hwy 89, P.O. Boc 10060, Alliston ON, L9R 0B7. McKinlay Funeral Home, 76 Main St. E., Ridgetown - 519-674-3141.