Earl Ronald (Ron) Pieper

Earl Ronald (Ron) Pieper, avid hunter and fisherman and 57 year resident of Renton, passed away December 11, 2013. He was 92. Born to Earl and Bertha (Cole) Pieper on February 5, 1921 in Cogswell, ND he was raised in Aberdeen, SD where he shot nuisance pests for area farmers. He loved anything to do with cars, picking this up by working at his dad’s gas station and making deliveries throughout northeastern South Dakota. He attended Northern State Teachers College and joined the Army for the waning part of WWII. Due to his marksmanship abilities he quickly made corporal and became a rifle instructor. Upon separating from the Army he trained to become an aircraft mechanic, which eventually led him to become a Boeing machinist as a tool maker. He retired from Boeing in 1983 and continued to enjoy his hobbies as long as he was able.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years Frances Marie (Peck) Pieper, and is survived by daughters Danita Killingsworth (Russ) of Kent and Dayle Pieper of Kent, three grandchildren, and brother Kenneth Pieper of Rochester, MN.

Services were held Thursday December 19 at Tahoma National Cemetery. Send remembrances to the Salvation Army or Northwest Harvest.