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Service:
A Celebration of his life will be held at a later
date.
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Ronald Lee Schilling , 79, of
Lincoln, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020,
peacefully at his home with his loving family by his
side, following a battle with cancer.
A Celebration of his life will be held at a later
date.
Burial will be in Zion Cemetery at a later date.
Ronald Lee Schilling was born April 8, 1941, in
Keokuk, Iowa, the son of Harold L. and Ina Claire
Rohrbough Schilling. He was united in marriage to
Joyce Jean Koehler on June 17, 1962, in Sutter,
Illinois. She survives.
He is also survived by his children: Kristin (Chris)
Klockenga, Stacy (Kevin) O’Connor, and Tony (Tami)
Schilling; five grandchildren: Holly (Tim) Geiselman,
Kyle (Gabby) Klockenga, Cole Klockenga, Tori
Schilling, and Trey Schilling; twin brother: Donald
Schilling; sister: Nancy Johannsen; and brother:
Kevin Schilling.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Ron graduated from Warsaw High School in 1959,
followed by Western Illinois University with a
Bachelor of Education Degree, then Northern Illinois
University with a Masters & Certificate of Advanced
Study, and Blackhawk College with a certificate in
Banking & Finance.
He taught at Prophetstown-Lyndon High School as a
business teacher from 1963 thru 1969. He then became
Assistant Dean of Sauk Valley Community College in
Dixon, Illinois. In 1984, he moved to Lincoln as
Dean of Financial Services at Lincoln College. He
also served as Executive Vice President and ended
his career as the 18th President of Lincoln College. |
Ron was a member of the First United
Methodist Church in Lincoln, where he was a choir
member and treasurer. He was also a member of the
Elks Lodge #914, Economic Development Board,
Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce Board of
Directors and Ambassador, and Lincoln Rotary Club.
He was the 2005 Lincoln Courier Citizen of the Year.
Ron also served on the Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital Board for 8 years, serving one year as
Chairman. Prior to that, he served on the ALMH
Preserve the Mission philanthrophy campaign which
raised funds for the construction of the new
hospital.
As an avid fan of Carroll, West Lincoln- Broadwell,
Railers and Lincoln College Sports, Ron was inducted
into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame
Association as a Friend of Basketball in 2003.
His greatest joys in life were his family, attending
his grandchildren's activities, playing cards,
reading, tending to his flower gardens, singing and
playing the piano, and traveling to all 50 states.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist
Church of Lincoln, ALMH Foundation or the American
Cancer Society.
Peasley Funeral Home is assisting the family with
funeral arrangements.
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