Ronald G. Metcalfe
Ronald G. “Captain Ron” Metcalfe, 86, of Marietta, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020, in St. Clair Hospital, Pittsburgh.
He was born October 5, 1933, in Toronto, Canada, a son of the late Rowat Metcalfe and Harriet Lyle Newell Metcalfe.
Ron was a resident of Marietta for the last 26 years. Prior to his passing, he had worked with CSX Railroad as an account executive for 38 years. He was a graduate of Perdue University with a master’s of business administration and played professional hockey for the New York Rangers in the 1950s.
He will be remembered by all who knew him as a wise and funny guy with many, many friends.
Left behind to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 26 years, Harriet Butka Metcalfe; his children, Mike (Kelly) Metcalfe, Joyce (Jamie) Metcalfe Ferguson, Danny Metcalfe and Louise Metcalfe; his grandchildren, David Ferguson and Andrea Ferguson Lewenski; his great-grandchildren, Ava Ferguson, Henry Ferguson, Charlie Ferguson and Stella Lewenski; stepchildren Robert Bitz, Beth (Jason) Darney and Jerome Bitz; and stepgrandchildren Paige Butka, Ryan Butka, Emily Butka, Zack Bitz, Joshua Walleck, Colt Bitz and Caiden Bitz. He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are his first wife, Lise Metcalfe, who passed away in 1993, and a sister, Joan McDonald.
Friends are welcome from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the time of a memorial service, Thursday, January 30, in Salandra Funeral Service Inc., Joseph P. Salandra, owner/supervisor, 304 West Pike Street, Canonsburg, 724-745-8120.
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