Ronald P. Gauthier

September 8, 1948 - November 24, 2020

Ronald Peter Gauthier, 72, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Stambaugh Township. Ronald was born Sept. 8, 1948, in Iron Mountain, son of the late Arthur “Pete” and Lorraine (Beaudry) Gauthier. He graduated from Kingsford High School in 1967 and enlisted in the United States Navy. Ron was a Vietnam War Veteran and was honorably discharged after four years of service. He married Sylvia Elo on Aug. 31, 1985 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Iron Mountain. A lifelong resident of the area, Ron, along with his brother, Earl, was part owner and a heavy equipment operator for Ed Gauthier & Sons Excavating. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and hunting. Ron also enjoyed watching Packer football, MSU Spartans basketball and Bloomberg Financial News. Along with his wife, Sylvia, Ronald is survived by a son, David Gauthier; two brothers, Tom (Barb) Gauthier of Kingsford and John (Dianne) Gauthier of Iron Mountain; three sisters, Cynthia (Mike) Manderfield of Atlantic Mine, MI, Patricia (Leon) Caruthers of Belaire, TX and Joan (Robert) Curran of Wausau, WI; a sister-in-law, Sandra (Louis) Ingalls of AL; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Earl and Peter Gauthier, and his mother and father-in-law, Bertha and Henry Elo. Private family services will be held with burial in Quinnesec Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Bay Cliff Health Camp. Condolences to the family of Ronald Peter Gauthier may be expressed online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home with the arrangements.