Jul. 18, 1944 - Apr. 24, 2025
Date of Service: Jul. 18, 2025
GREAT FALLS, MT – Ronald Kent Fowler passed away on April 24, 2025 at the age of 80. His final days were spent surrounded by his family and friends in Great Falls, Montana.
Ron was born on July 18, 1944, at the Cassia County Hospital in Burley, Idaho. After graduating from Burley High school in 1962, he attended the Army Nation Guard basic training in Carmel Bay, California. After completing basic training, Ron returned to Idaho where he continued to serve as a tank operator for two years.
During his tenure with the National Guard, Ron sought a career in agriculture. From 1963 to 1995, Ron held various positions consisting of owner-operator, management and sales representative for various businesses including Martin Brother’s Family Farm, Fowler Brothers Custom Farming, Simplot’s, Farmland Distributing and Case IH in Idaho and Montana.
In his retirement, Ron spent the next several years enjoying his hobbies and moonlighted as an asphalt estimator for AAA Construction in Great Falls, Montana.
Ron’s hobbies in life were hunting, fishing and traveling to arts and craft shows where he and his wife, Jackie, would sell the unique wood crafts Ron designed and built.
The things Ron held near and dear were his family and friends.
He is survived by his sister, Coleen Miracle; daughter, Laura; sons, Skeeter (Stephanie), Ryan (Brynn), and Josh (Racquel); stepchildren, Suzanne (Joe), Stacy (Ruth), Jolene, and Travis (Jillian); 15 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jackie; parents, Orice and Maxine; his brother, Jerry; and infant daughter, Alicia.
A memorial graveside “Celebration of Life” service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 18, 2025, at Pleasant View Cemetery located at 1645 West 16th Street in Burley with military rites provided by the Mini-Cassia Veterans Group.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home of Burley.
