Muncie, Indiana
Ronnie Ray Shinkle, 60, died Friday, September 23, 2011 at the V. A. Northern Indiana Health Care System, Fort Wayne.
He was born May 8, 1951 in Anderson, Indiana to Earl A. and Crystal Maybelle (Whetzel) Shinkle. He was a 1970 graduate for Wapahani High School and Manatee Community College. Ronnie was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, serving from 1971-1973.
A retired railroader, he had also worked in the florist industry for 20 years.
He was a member of the American Legion in Bridge City, Texas, and the Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include: a son, Jeff (Michele) Harry, Parker City, a daughter, Stacie (friend, Jason) Shinkle, Bradenton, Florida; a sister, Debbie (Larry) McDonald, Bradenton, Florida; two brothers, Alvin (Leann) Shinkle, Moab, Utah and James Kenneth Shinkle, Muncie; step-brother, David (Debbie) McUne, Anderson, step-sisters, Janice (Jerry) Osborne, Saltello, Tennessee, Cecelia (Donnie) Hardin, Germantown, Kentucky and Betty Ehrhart (best friend) and Cat Cain, both of Hartford City; five grandchildren, Aydin and Andrew Shinkle, Audri, Clayton and Stefan Harry; and one great-grandson, Jackson Starr; and three special friends, Mike Brotherton, Danny Mauer and Scott Kramer.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a step-brother, Marvin McUne.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 27 in Waters Funeral Home, 501 W. Washington St., Hartford City. Burial will follow in the Marion National Cemetery.
Friends may call from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Disabled American Veterans.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at: www.watersfuneralhomes.com.
