Ronald E Scheel, 82, Flower Mound, Texas, formerly of Linn, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at Harbor Hospice House of Houston, Texas.
He was born Jan. 23, 1940, to the late Stanley K. and Janet B. Scheel in St. Louis.
He was a graduate of Linn High School and attended college at Central Methodist College in Fayette.
Ronald spent his professional life around the book/publishing business. From 1966 until 1968, he was employed at the University of Missouri Bookstore in Columbia. In 1968, Ronald became a book publisher’s representative in the midwest, working for Dallas, Texas based Fred Murray & Associates. In 1977, he moved his family to Plano, Texas where he would go on to have a long and successful career as an independent publisher’s representative which also included a long tenure as Regional Sales Manager for Cliff’s Notes over six states that included Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. He loved traveling his territory and his true strength as a sales representative was his love of meeting people.
Throughout his life, Ronald kept his connection with his hometown of Linn where he was a member of Linn Masonic Lodge and continued his support of St. John’s United Methodist Church, where he recently had the front door replaced and dedicated to his parents who were long time members. Ronald was an ardent outdoorsman who loved quail hunting, deer hunting, fly fishing and simply being out in nature. He was also an avid reader and always had a book sitting on his nightstand. Ronald spent his last years traveling the world and going on adventures with dear friend Anna Martinez.
He was preceded in death by parents, Stanley and Janet.
Ronald is survived by daughter, Lezlie Dendy (Scheel) of Flower Mound, Texas; son, Jeffrey Scheel of Oklahoma City, Okla.; grandchildren, Nathaniel and Noah Dendy and Willow Scheel; and great-grandchildren William and Emma Dendy.
Visitation will be held at 12 noon, Saturday, Sept. 24, followed by a memorial service at 1 p.m. at St. John’s United Methodist Church with Reverend Kayla Beard officiating.
Interment will be in the Bland Union Cemetery in Bland.
Memorial contributions suggested to St. John’s United Methodist Church of Linn or The American Lung Association.
Arrangements entrusted to Morton Chapel in Linn.
