12/17/2025
In Memory of Ronald Lee Pate, age 87, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2025. He was born on September 29, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio. Ron was a metal spinner at King Musical Instruments of Eastlake, Ohio from which he retired after 45 years. He was a former parishioner of St. Andrew's Slovak Catholic Church.
Beloved husband of Greta (nee Meyer); dear father of Dean (Debra) and Dale (Vicki); son of the late Rudolph and Mary (nee Prochaska); brother of Kenneth (Cindy, deceased); uncle of David, Casey, Bobby and Ryan; and brother-in-law of Karla Williams (Bob, deceased).
Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Ronald at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 CHARDON RD. (between Bishop Rd. and Rt. 91) on Friday, December 19 from 4-8 pm. A funeral home parlor service will begin at 7:30 pm.
Interment Private at Crown Hill Cemetery in Twinsburg.