Ronald Glenn Gilb

Ronald G. Gilb of Tracy, MN, formerly of Avoca and Milroy, MN, died on Monday, January 24, 2011 at the St. John’s Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN. Services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Tracy Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 7:00 PM Friday, January 28, 2011 at the Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy, with a prayer service at 6:30 PM and continuing one hour prior to the service at the church. The interment will be at the Lucan Cemetery in the spring of 2011. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements. Ronald Glenn Gilb was born May 14, 1943 to Alvin and Mary (Bott) Gilb in Milroy, MN. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended Milroy Public Schools, graduating from Milroy High School in 1961. On August 24, 1963 Ronald married Mary A. Johnson at the Willow Lake Lutheran Church, south of Tracy, MN. They made their home on a farm near Cottonwood, MN, then Minneota and Milroy. In 1968 he retired from farming and went to work for the Redwood Falls High School for five years. He and his wife then owned and operated the Lakeside Drive-inn in Cottonwood for two years, before he went to work for the city of Marshall, MN for over twenty years. He started with downtown Marshall Maintenance and then later to the Marshall Airport, where he became the airport maintenance manager. He won several awards at the airport for excellence in field and lighting maintenance from the Minnesota Council of Airports. He always took pride in his work and was a perfectionist in any job he took on. Ron loved animals, especially horses, which he broke and trained for many people over the years. He was an excellent rider and enjoyed horseback riding. He also enjoyed attending rodeos, playing pool, poker, watching all sports on television, especially tennis and football, and his many special four-legged friends too. Jake, Tank, Max and Tuffy to name a few, but he especially loved spending time with his family. In August of 2009 Ronald became a resident of the St. John’s Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN, where he died, surrounded by his loving family, Monday, January 24, 2011 at the age of 67. Ron is survived by his wife, Mary Gilb of Tracy, MN; one son, Joey (Elvia) Gilb of Fresno, CA; two daughters, Cammy (Bob) Gould of Marshall, MN and Ronda (Ryan) Kumerow of Sterling, ND; twelve grandchildren, Lee Gilb, Ronald Gilb, Faren Gilb, Cody Gould, Bobby Gould, Shelby Gould, Dee-Dee (Paul) Alter, Mary (Joe) Jackson, Marlina (Joe) Gunia, Nirisa Kumerow, Edwin Sanchez, and Kevin Sanchez; seven great grandchildren, Tristan Alter, Rafe Alter, Autumn Jackson, Zoey Jackson, Avianne Gilb, Lelyn Gunia and Jolene Gunia; one sister, LaDonna (Harlan) Raddatz of Redwood Falls, MN; five sisters-in-law, Joanne Mueller of Apple Valley, MN, Muriel (Harlan) Campbell of Tracy, MN, Judy Johnson of Buffalo, MN, Darlene (Dean) Albertson of Walnut Grove, MN and June Gilb of Walnut Grove, MN; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. His infant son, Ricky, parents, grandparents, one brother, Kenneth, one brother-in-law, Donald Mueller and many aunts and uncles, preceded him in death.