Ronnie Ripkowski

Ronnie Gene Ripkowski, 66, of Dayton, Texas passed away on March 3, 2018 at his home. Ronnie was born February 4, 1952 in Dayton, Texas to parents August and Naomi Mifflin Ripkowski.

Service for Ronnie will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 8, 2018 at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Dayton with interment to follow at Palms Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home.

Ronnie was a lifelong resident of Dayton where he graduated from Dayton High School. He served his country for 24 years in the United States Air Force. Upon retiring from the military Ronnie worked as an instructor in Civil Service. He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church and enjoyed watching sports and fishing.

He was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by his sons, Kevin Ripkowski and wife Nancy of Wichita Falls and Kelly Ripkowski and wife Christy of Fort Worth; the mother of his children, Debbie Ripkowski of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Ethan Ripkowski, Benjamin Ripkowski, and Colson Ripkowski; brother-in-law, Bo Carney and wife Cindy of Dayton; sister-in-law, Dianne Smith of San Augustine; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.