SPRINGFIELD -- Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Ronald H. Lache, 63, died Monday at his home here after a battle with cancer.
Lache was born November 3, 1943 in Philadelphia to Harry and Thelma Curry Lache.
He was married Delores Carney who passed away on March 7th of this year.
The family moved to Springfield five years ago from Dayton, Ohio.
In retirement, he was a member of the Newman Center and the Rock Bridge Lions Club. “Ronald always took pride in whatever he was doing,” said his mother Thelma Lache. “Whether it was his work in the Air Force, being at the Newman Center and the Lions Club, or just raising his children, Ronald took every aspect of his life seriously and taught his children and grandchildren to do the same.”
One story Thelma wished to share was one where Ronald promised his son, Ronald Jr., at a young age that he would have a tree house built in time for his birthday. “There was terrible weather leading up Ronald Jr.’s birthday, yet Ronald Sr. was out there every day working on that tree house until it was finally complete.”
A service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery on 44 Smith Street in Springfield. Visitation will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Parker Funeral Service on 606 Washington Ave in Springfield.
He is survived by his mother, Thelma Lache of Springfield; his son, Ronald Lache of Springfield; three daughters-Barbara Ann Peck of Dayton, Ohio; Patrice Louis Wylie of Indianapolis, IN.; Cynthia Lache of San Mateo, CA; and his granddaughter Jennifer C. Peck of Springfield.
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