Birth date: Aug 3, 1941 Death date: Dec 10, 2013
RONALD L. GEBHARDT, SR. Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at the Masonic Home of New Jersey where Acacia Hospice cared for him. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was 72 years old. Ron was a former resident of Delran, Read Obituary
My memories of Ron are very dim as we were very young as I remember. We are cousins as my Mother was Ruth Gebhardt, sister of Ron's Father. I recently attended a class reunion in Pittsburgh and one of my classmates told me of Ron's passing and sent me his obit. My deepest sympathy to Ron's family.
Kenneth J Mazur
Words cannot express our sorrow at the news of Ron's passing. Our deepest sympathy and prayers to out to Ron and Michael and all the family. The memories of almost 50 years of friendship for me and almost a lifetime for Bob come flooding back. We shared so much -- our weddings, the birth of the boys, the new Mustang. Ron and Bob shared so much more. It is especially hard so soon after Sandy's passing. We spent more Saturday nights playing Monopoly than I can count. What fun we had! As the song goes -- those were the days ... and we thought they would never end! Now the burden of illness has been lifted and Ron can be at peace.
"Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on,
cherished memories never fade because a loved one's gone.
Those we love can never be more than a thought apart
for as long as there is memory, they'll live on in the heart."
Godspeed dear friend. Love and prayers until we meet again.
You sit back and wonder how you can possibly tell someone just how important and significant he has been throughout your life. That is the case with Ronald Gebhardt -- a truly beloved, lifelong friend who meant so much to me.
Ron and I met in grade school and became the best of friends. That friendship lasted throughout our lives. We were on the grade school football team, played trumpets together and continued our close friendship though high school, college and were each others best man at our weddings. The wonderful times Ron and I spent together riding bikes, going to the Carnegie Library, the Buhl Planetarium and so many trips over the Seventh Avenue Bridge to Downtown Pittsburgh are memories that will be with me forever.
By circumstance I was called upon to watch my baby sister for many years mostly during evening hours. Throughout this time, it was Ron who stayed with me almost every night or day that he could. That meant so much to me that I could never repay him for his kindness and devotion to me as a friend.
I will always remember Ron as a caring person who I will always love and respect. I believe it is seldom in life that one is blessed with a friendship like the one between Ron and me. I will forever hold him near and dear in my heart.
With love and prayers for eternal peace dear friend.
WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AT THIS TIME. CONTINUE TO HOLD ONTO THE FOND MEMORIES OF RONALD.
MAY YOU FIND COMFORT TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE ASSURANCE IN THE FUTURE “GOD WILL WIPE AWAY TEARS AND DEATH” REV 21:4
