Ronald Gamble, age 90, of Isanti died July 9, 2024 at Rosewood Senior Living in Cambridge. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 16th at New Hope Community Church – Isanti Campus. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to Sons of Norway or to any Parkinson’s Disease research organization.
Ronald Duane Gamble was born January 28, 1934 in Blackduck, Minnesota to Earl and Bernice (Erickson) Gamble. At age 11 his family moved to the Lac Qui Parle Valley area in western Minnesota. In 1953 he moved to Forest Lake where he worked at EJ Houle Company. It was in Forest Lake where he met Rachel Kahlstorf through friends. On October 12, 1957 they were married at Church of Christ in Forest Lake. Ron worked for 10 years at Ken’s Oxygen in Anoka. In 1967 they moved to Isanti and in 1974 they started R & R Shoes and Repair. They became very involved in the Isanti Community and were active members at Elim Baptist Church, the Isanti Chamber of Commerce and Sons of Norway. Ron sewed animal collars for ATS in Isanti and was featured on the Jason Davis Show. Ron served on the City Council for a time, and drove school bus for the Cambridge-Isanti schools for over 30 years. He was devoted to his faith, family and community, he will be dearly missed.
Ron is survived by his wife, Rachel; children Timothy (Amy) Gamble, Douglas (Linda) Gamble, Barbara (Clark) Trytten, Brenda (Ted) Olson, Sara (John) Miska, and Brian (Shelly) Gamble; siblings, Patsy (Howard) Leegaard, Janet Liebel, Dennis (Judy) Gamble, David (Sandra) Gamble, and Jerry (Karen) Gamble; 12 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and by many other relatives and friends. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by siblings, Earl Gamble, Darrell Gamble, Betty Larson and Jean Bergeson; and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Margaret Gamble, Holly Gamble, Alvin Larson, Frank Bergeson and Aloys Liebel.
Ron was a gentle giant. He was soft spoken and made you feel comfortable before you even knew him. You will be missed, but what a reunion it must have been when you arrived “home”. Hugs to his family and all who knew him. He was a great man🫂🫂🙏🏻🙏🏻
We are sad that Ron is no longer with us. What a pleasant and nice man he was . He will be missed by all who knew him. Sincere condolences to his family especially Rachel. Jim and I are regretably unable to attend the service but are with you in spirit. With love from Jim and Linda Hove
Sad to hear that Ron has passed away. I’m sure he had a great welcome home. I remember how convenient it was to have him repair or polish my shoes. I enjoyed renewing our friendship at exercise class….such a fun time. May God’s peace and strength be with you.
On behalf of the Members and friends of the Sons of Norway Rumelva Lodge, you will be deeply missed. Ron dedicated himself to helping with running the Lodge and helped other members when in need. Ron was our “Member at Large” and was always there to help out. His years of service to the public made the world a better place.
I left a previous message which does not appear here so this may be a duplicate — not sure. I first met Ron and Rachel in 2012 when I vacationed with their son Doug and his family at Breezy Point in Minnesota. I took to Ron and Rachel them immediately — warm, caring and open friends. Rachel and I became “GrandGams.” We kept in touch thereafter. I’ve not been able to travel much in the last few years so I have not seen them in awhile. But heaven known, that Ron will always be in my memories as a gentle and caring man. Rachel gets a great big hug from me and will also always be in my heart and memories. I feel sadness and loss and will have to abide by my heart memories. God Bless!
Ron was a friend and always had time to say hi when I would see him at the post office. My Dad use to like going to his shoe store to get his boots fixed. I drove bus with him and I will always remember his smile.