Ronald Lee DUGGAN
(son of William Michael DUGGAN and Pearl Esther SAXTON)
b. 21-Feb-1943 in Custer, Mason Co., MI; d. 14-Feb-2014 in Custer, Mason Co., MI;
m. 20-Feb-1965 to Donna MORELL,
(daughter of Homer MORELL and Sylvia HANNAH), b. living
Obituary:
Ronald Lee Duggan
Ronald Lee Duggan, age 70 of Custer, passed away after a one year battle with cancer on
Friday February 14, 2014 at home surrounded by his family.
He was born on February 21, 1943 in Custer, son of William M. Duggan and Pearl E. (Saxton) Skow.
On February 20 1965 Ronald married Donna Jean Morell at the Sugar Ridge Church of the Brethren in Custer.
Ron was a foreman at the Mason County Road Commission, and had been working there for the past 30 years.
He also worked for Joe Sanders Meats, Hardman Construction, Town’s Brothers and
at the Ludington Pump Storage Plant.
He was a member of the West Michigan Old Engine Club and Operating and Engineers Local 324.
Family is what was most important to Ron if he wasn’t working you would find him
side-by-side with a friend or with his sons. One of his many pleasures was hosting an annual pig roast
with his wife Donna and son Brian to be able to reminisce with family and friends.
Ron enjoyed hunting and fishing with friends and family, restoring and pulling Allis Chalmers
antique tractors and logging with draft horses with good friend Duane Tyndall.
He was an avid racer who enjoyed racing and doing demolition derby’s with his sons Rich and Brian.
Ron is survived by his wife, Donna Duggan of Custer; son, Brian (Ida) Duggan of Custer;
mother, Pearl Skow of Cadillac; sister, Joyce Carlson of Cadillac; daughter-in-law,
Tammy Fisk of Arcadia; 2 sisters-in-law, Rosemary Duggan of Ludington
and Lucille Baker of Custer; brother-in-law, Melvin (Nancy) Morell of Scottville;
grandchildren, Justin and Kaci Duggan both of Ludington, Matthew (Elizabeth) Huizinga
of Comstock Park, Amanda Franquist of Mt. Pleasant and Amber Huizinga of Custer;
step-granddaughter, Shawnee (Max) Chapa of Ludington;
great-grandchildren, Landon Duggan-Jones of Ludington and Blake Franquist of Mt. Pleasant;
and his 4 legged buddy, Corey.
He is preceded in death by his father, William Duggan; son, Rich Duggan;
step-father, Henry Skow; brother, Gary Duggan; and brother-in-laws, Roger Baker and Pete Carlson.
Cremation has taken place and a celebration of life gathering will take place at a later date.
Memorial contributions in memory of Ron may be directed to Hospice of Michigan or
the West Michigan Old Engine Club.
Please feel free to share a memory or photo with Ron’s family at www.oakgrovefh.com.
The family has entrusted funeral arrangements with Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
Children:
I. Richard Lee DUGGAN,
b. 22-Aug-1965, in Ludington, Mason Co., MI,
d. 13-Sep-2005, in Ludington, Mason Co., MI;
buried: Riverside Cem., Custer, Mason Co., MI;
m. 1) to Paige PARKINSON, b. living
m. 2) 22-May-1999 to Tammy SCHIMKE, b. living
children by Paige Parkinson:
a. Cassandra Marie DUGGAN, b. living
b. Justin Lee DUGGAN, b. living
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II. Brian Leroy DUGGAN, b. living
m. 23-Aug-2003 in Ludington, Mason Co., MI to
Ida May BOUWER, b. living