Obit: McKevitt, Ronald Michael (1951 - 1971)

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Surnames: McKevitt, Holmgreen, McCauley, Johnson, Olson, Pratt, Rendigs, Ristuben, Marvin, Gower, Kriese, Radtke, Nolan, Redemann, Reichenbach, Pruess, Abraham, Rice, Fermanek, Hannan, Severson, Mravik, Bergeth, Fox, Shep, Woodward, McGaffin, Kobischka, Havens, Potter, Humphrey, Baumgartner, Fitzmaurice, Duxbury, Doescher, Glover, Curtiss, March, Hodgden, Schultz, Fran, Lewiston, Brady

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 7/01/1971

McKevitt, Ronald Michael (13 September 1951 - 27 June 1971)

Funeral services for Ronald McKevitt, 19, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McKevitt, Jr., of Neillsville, who drowned Sunday evening at Eau Claire Dells Park east of Wausau, were held Wednesday, June 30, at 10 a.m. from St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Neillsville. The Rev. Charles D. Brady officiated and interment was in the parish cemetery. A Rosary service was held Tuesday evening at the Georgas Funeral Home where the body was in state.

Ronald Michael McKevitt, the son of Lawrence Ronald, Jr., and Ramona Holmgreen McKevitt, was born September 13, 1951, at Black River Falls. He attended schools in Germany and at Tomah and Glenbulah, and graduated from the Fremont-Weyauwega High School with the class of 1969. A member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church at Neillsville, Ronald McKevitt attended Stevens Point State University and was presently employed at the Fullerton Lumber Company in Wausau.

He had been swimming with a group Sunday evening at Marathon County Park when his friends noticed that he was missing. The body was recovered from the Eau Claire River by Marathon County authorities Monday noon.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include four brothers, Randy, 18, Reggie, 16, Bryan, 13 and Craig, 12, all at home; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McKevitt, Sr., of Neillsville and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Holmgreen of Black River Falls.

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 7/08/1971

Funeral services for Ronald M. McKevitt, 19, of Neillsville, who drowned June 27, while swimming in the Eau Claire River east of Wausau, were held Wednesday, June 30, at 10 a.m. from St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles D. Brady officiating. Interment was in the parish cemetery. The Georgas Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Pallbearers were: James Abraham, Jim Redmann, Jerry Shep, James Pruess, Cleo Woodward, Clayton Potter, Mike Glover and James Nolan.


Attending the services for Ronald McKevitt were his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McKevitt, Sr., of Neillsville and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Holmgreen of Black River Falls.

Those who attended the services from out of town included the following: Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Holmgreen, Milwaukee (uncle and aunt); Mr. and Mrs. James McCauley (uncle and aunt) and James G. McCauley (cousin), Wausau; Mr. and Mrs. Helmer V. Johnson, Mrs. John McKevitt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pratt, Miss Nancy Pratt, Mr. and Mr. Albert Rendigs, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ristuben, all of Black River Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McKevitt, Daniel McKevitt, Mrs. Lucille Marvin, and Mr. and Mrs. Michael McKevitt, all of Merrillan; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gower and Mrs. Wayne Gower, Marshfield; Mrs. Milton Kriese, George Radtke, Shane Radtke, and James Nolan, all of Weyauwega; Mr. and Mrs. Evan Redemann, Christopher Redemann, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Reichenbach and Kevin and Kathy, James Preuss, James Redemann, and James Abraham all of Fremont;

Mr. and Mrs. James Rice and Jerry Fermanek, New London; Mrs. Alice Hannan, Loyal; Mrs. Peter Severson, Janesville; Maj. and Mrs. Mike Mravik and family, Medford; Herman Bergeth, Mr and Mrs. Richard Fox, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Shep, Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Woodward, and Mr. and Mrs. Michael McGaffin, all of Wausau; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kobischka and Mrs. Robert Havens, Rockford, Ill.; Clayton Potter, Hammond, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Humphrey, Madison; Mrs. Laura Baumgartner and Mrs. Helen Fitzmaurice, Humbird; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Duxbury, Hixton; Mr. and Mrs. William Doescher, Altoona; Mr. and Mrs. George Glover, Miss Mary Glover, Michael Glover, and Andrew Glover, all of Sparta; Col. Robert M. Curtiss, Capt. Lewis March, Lt. Perry Hodgden, Arthur Schultz, Vernon Gran, and CWO Lewis P. Lewiston, all of Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Holmgreen, Osseo.