A memorial service celebrating the life of Rev. Ronald B. Ferrell, 73, of LeClaire, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 1, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Bettendorf. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Rev. Ferrell died Friday, May 25, 2018, at Manor Care-Utica Ridge, Davenport.
Ronald Ferrell was born Oct. 26, 1944, in Chicago, the son of Robert and Adele (Christiensen) Ferrell. He graduated from Augustana College, Rock Island, and the Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago.
He married Patricia Stephenson in November of 1971 in Richardson, Texas.
As a pastor, he served Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Denton, Texas; St. Luke Lutheran Church in Sioux City; Salem Lutheran Church in Creston, Iowa; Trinity Lutheran Church in Pleasant Valley; and Zion Lutheran Church in Princeton. He then was Assistant to the Bishop for the Northern Illinois Lutheran Synod, and later served Immanuel Lutheran Church of Dixon, Ill. In later years, he was interim pastor for the Edwards River Ministry and served the Illowa Lutheran Coalition.
He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Bettendorf.
His hobbies were woodworking and watching baseball.
Survivors include his wife; his daughters, Brianne and Katelyn (Noe Velazquez); a granddaughter, Adele; and a sister, Susan Stewart.
Memorials may be made to the Lutheran Church World Hunger Project, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Habitat for Humanity, or any of the former churches he served.
Online condolences may be made at www.McGinnis-Chambers.com.