Rumel

Ronald Keith Rumel, loving husband, father and grandfather died peacefully in his sleep early Friday, December 23, 2005. He was born November 29, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah to the late Kenneth Lyon Rumel and Eudora Elvira Scarlet. Ron married Gloria Cromar Rumel May 4, 1957. Later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple June 18, 1963. Worked in the baptistery at the Jordan River Temple and was a high priest in the River Ridge 8th Ward. They have four children, Gary Lynn Rumel (Laurie), David Lynn Rumel (deceased July 22, 1999), Lisa Crestinger (Tim) and Paul Jay Rumel. He is survived by children; and grandchildren, Angela, Spencer, Curtis, Emily, Heather; step-grandson, Aaron Crestinger; and deceased granddaughter, Jamie Rumel; a sister, Marlene Huckabay; and brother, Robert Scarlet Rumel (Marylou); and numerous nephews and nieces, sister-in-laws, and brother-in-laws. Ron graduated from Granite High School and served four years in the United States Air Force. He was President of Rumel Pattern & Manufacturing and was a very talented wood carver and patternmaker for 45 years. His work is recognized in many places in the United States in industrial castings and historical restoration work. He sang bass in the "One More Time" barbershop quartet, winning the Seniors International Barbershop Quartet Contest in 1992, and earned 1st place in the Rocky Mountain District. He also won 1st place in the Rocky Mountain District Contest in 1979 with the "Tempo Squires." He was nominated "Mr. Woodshed of 1974, and was formerly president of the Beehive Statesman Chorus. Singing was one of the most rewarding experiences of his life. Photography was a hobby where he won many ribbons while a member of the Salt Lake Photochrome Club. Funeral services will be Wednesday, December 28th at 2 p.m. in the River Ridge 8th Ward, 10200 South 1200 West, South Jordan. The viewing will be 1-1/2 hours before the funeral. Burial will be at the Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 South Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Published in the Deseret News from 12/25/2005 - 12/27/2005.