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Ronald R. Sell, 88, a resident of Homewood at Martinsburg, formerly of Claysburg, passed away Friday at the home. He was born in Sproul, son of the late Arthur R. "Jug" and Ethel G. (Gordon) Sell.
Surviving are three children: Rona (Sell) Long of Celina, Ohio, Steven Sell of Decatur, Ind., and Kimberly (Sell) Theys of Hollidaysburg; siblings: Ellen Elaine Smith of Elizabethtown, Linda Wodzak and husband, Tom, of Elysburg, Joyce A. Musselman and husband, George, and Larry "Pork" Sell, both of Claysburg; nine grandchildren: Josh, Jake, Andy, Dillon, Zach, Brandon, Josiah, Daniel and Adele; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Ronald was a 1954 graduate of Greenfield-Kimmel High School, and served in the U.S. Army from 1955-57.
He was a member of the Carson Valley Church of the Brethren, Fort Bedford VFW, Bedford Moose Lodge 480, Blair County Genealogical Society, Claysburg Legion and the Bedford Elks Country Club.
Ronald retired in 1998 from International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 5, Pittsburgh, after 29 years of service as an electrician.
He cherished time spent with his family and pouring his creativity into writing music and poems. Ronald enjoyed traveling, was a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Penn State football and found great joy learning his ancestry through genealogy.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Leslie-Miller Funeral Home, Claysburg.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the funeral home, with Pastor Brad Runkle officiating. Interment will be at Bedford County Memorial Park.
Arrangements are by Leslie-Miller Funeral Home, Claysburg.
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