Ron L. Russell

September 30, 1935 - November 22, 2019

Ron Russell, 84, of Kearney died Friday, November 22, 2019 at CHI-Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at Living Faith Fellowship Church in Kearney. Revs. Joel Stark and Paul Stachura will officiate, and burial will be at Kearney Cemetery. Visitation is planned Tuesday from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney. Memorials are suggested to the Kearney Community Foundation. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of Condolence. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremations Services are in charge of arrangements. Ron was born September 30, 1935 in Kearney to Fred and Mattie (Nau) Russell. He grew up in Kearney and graduated from Kearney High School in 1953. On August 21, 1954 he married M. Arlene Johnson in Kearney. He worked and was a part owner of L&W Service Center for 38 years, then in 1992, he and his son Steve opened Russell’s Appliance and Electronics, Inc. Ron’s first wife died in 2009, and he later married Gerry Leibee in 2011. He served as vice president of the Kearney Jaycees, was on the board of directors for the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce, and was president of Kearney Country Club. Ron was a longtime member of the First Christian Church in Kearney which became the Living Faith Fellowship Church and served as board chairman for 3 years, treasurer for 17 years and was a deacon and elder for 25 years. He served on the Kearney Planning Commission for 18 years, was on the board of directors for the National Appliance Dealers and Great Plains Region board of directors. He helped build the American Legion Baseball program. He is survived by his wife Gerry of Kearney; son Steve Russell and wife Stacey of Kearney; grandchildren, Tayler Russell and Asa Broadfoot and husband Austin, both of Kearney and Lainey Russell of Omaha; great grandchildren Maddox and Hayden Broadfoot; brothers, Dennis Russell and wife Trudy of Kearney and Randy Russell and wife Ronda of Hastings, NE. In addition to his first wife, he is preceded in death by his sister, Deanne Svoboda.