AKRON – Ron Gagnon, age 82, Akron, died on Sunday, May 3, 2020, at Woodlawn Hospital at 5:20 p.m.
He was born in Fulton County on Sept. 5, 1937, to Arthur and Violet Hamilton Gagnon. Ron had lived in Mentone, the Beaver Dam area, but most of his life in the Akron community. He graduated from Burket High School in 1955. Ron married Carma L. Middleton Backus in 1959. They recently had a public celebration of their 60th wedding anniversary and now have been married 61 years.
Ron was employed at Sonoco Products Company in Akron for 20 years. After leaving there, he became a truck driver and doing miscellaneous jobs. His last job was at Mid-West Springs in Mentone where he retired in 2002.
He attended Silver Creek Church of God when his health allowed him to.
He enjoyed hunting all kinds of animals.
Surviving Ron is his wife, Carma, of Akron; two children: Steven E. (spouse Kathy) Gagnon, of Warsaw; Barbara (spouse Tim) Heinbaugh, of Wabash; one stepson: Steven D. (spouse Linda) Backus, of Akron; one sister: Clara Brown, of Houston, Texas; 10 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.
Preceding Ron in death are his parents; stepdaughter, Debra L. Backus; stepson, Daniel D. Backus; and brother, Eugene Gagnon.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, private graveside services will be held at Silver Creek Cemetery, Silver Lake, with Pastor Tom Craig officiating.
The staff of Earl-Love Funeral Home, Akron, considers it a privilege and an honor to care for the family of Ronald L. Gagnon.
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Memorials to the Silver Creek Church of God, 6504 W. 1300 St., Silver Lake, IN 46982.
Online condolences may be sent to earllovefuneralhome.com.
