Ronald E. Wylie, 68, of Washburn, formerly of Rockford, Iowa, died at Cedar Valley Hospice Home on Sunday, March 15, 2009 of cancer.

Ronald Eugene Wylie was born January 4, 1941 in Waterloo, the son of Elmer and Myrtle Wood Wylie. He grew up in Rockford, Iowa.

He married Marty Anderson on June 17, 1961 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waterloo.

Ron served in the U.S. Army (1966-1968) during Viet Nam receiving an honorable discharge.

Ron was a welder at Titus Manufacturing Co. for 17 years and then went to work for John Deere driving a forklift truck; retiring in 2000 after 21 years.

Ron enjoyed the simple pleasures of life like going camping and just being outdoors. He loved to visit with his neighbors and with family at gatherings and playing with his grandchildren. Ron was always busy puttering around home doing yard work, woodworking projects and maintaining his garden pond.

He is survived by his wife Marty of Washburn, daughter Wendy L. Wright and her husband Robert of Burke, Virginia; grandson Alexander S. Wright; granddaughter Stephanie L. Wright; brothers: Elmer Wylie of Victoria, Texas and Harold Wylie of La Porte City; and sisters Darlene Hollingshead and Ella Mae Allen and her husband Chester, all of Manhatten, Kansas.

He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Virginia Filloon, and brothers Gary L Wood (Wylie) and Robert R. Wylie.