Ronald Jean Troutman.....Age 75

CREMATION

MEMORIALS: RONALD TROUTMAN MEMORIAL FUND

Visitation Thursday 7-8 pm at Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home

Memorials may be sent in care of:
Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home
P.O. Box 430
Osawatomie, KS 66064

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Ronald Jean Troutman age 75, of Fontana, Kansas died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, KS.

Ron was born August 15, 1939 in Denver, CO the third of three children to Lester Lee and Elizabeth M. (Melody) Troutman.

He lived in California from 1940-1949. He moved to Parker, KS and graduated from Parker High School in 1958.

In the early 1970’s he helped build Prairie View High School which led to a job as a brick layer in Buffalo, KS. There he met and married Carol Jean Thompson on April 23, 1971. They had one son Brian Keith Troutman. The marriage ended in divorce in 2001.

In the mid 1970’s he became an oil producer and Troutman Oil was started in 1981. He took over managing Troutman Oil in 1986, when his father retired.
After the oil lease was sold in the 1990’s he worked as a farm hand and then went to work as a route driver for Waste Management, where he retired from about ten years ago at the age of 65.

Ron was a dog lover and owned a black and white Border collie “Lady” for many years. After the death of “Lady“, Ron then became the proud owner of his faithful dog “CoCo”.

Ron enjoyed teaching square dancing and he liked to go bowling. But mostly Ron enjoyed retirement spending time with his dog and his son Brian, helping out on the farm.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his two siblings: Robert Troutman and Roberta Osborne.

Survivors include his son Brian (Melissa) Troutman and two grandchildren: Tatum Troutman and Brian Troutman Jr. of Fontana, Kansas, along with many other family, friends and his faithful companion “CoCo” all who will miss him dearly.