Ronald "Ron" Duane Mills Sr.

Ronald “Ron” Duane Mills Sr., the son of Donald Sr. and Wanda (Birchard) Mills was born June 30, 1947 in Gillett Grove, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer, IA area, where he attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1967. After school, Ron worked for H&S Roofing and then Spencer Foods for 10 years before returning to H&S Roofing where he worked for 47 years until his retirement in 2016.

Ron enjoyed playing basketball and football in school, watching CNN news, Hawkeye football, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Braves, hunting, sprint cars, playing Pinochle at the Eagle’s Club, bowling, and was a member of the Spencer Foods Local 152 Union and the Park Street Gang.

Ron passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025 at the Ruthven Care Center at the age of 78. He was preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers, Tom, Dick, Larry, and Donny Mills, one sister, Linda Vodraska, one daughter, Jennifer Mills, 2 nephews, Timothy and Johnny Mills, one niece, Val Thoreson, and 2 sisters-in-law, Barb and Wanda Mills.

Left to cherish his memory are his 3 children, Ronald (Sherry) Mills Jr. of Spencer, IA, Stephanie (Will) Salton of Ayrshire, IA, and Kristy Mills of Spencer, IA; 15 grandchildren, Dylan (Adrianna) Mills, Dalton Mills, Morgan (Kyler) Hendricks, Mia (Trevor) Castro, Kaden (Adriana) Castro, Arianna (Seth) Mills, Violet (Caleb) Greiner, Autumn Castro, Jackson Salton, Micayla Salton, Jason Greiner, Hunter Salton, Braxton Moffitt, Austin Salton, and Desera (Chris) Bell; 10 great-grandchildren, Maizlynn Mills, Kinsley Hendricks, Kolter Hendricks, Oaklynn Sator, Hudson Castro, Asher Bell, Emmet Bell, October Bell, Baby Mills, and Baby Sator; nieces; nephews; other relatives; and many friends.