Ronald S. Sampson
March 30, 1938 ~ December 4, 2019
Ronald S. Sampson, 81, of Princeton died at 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton.
Ron was born March 30, 1938, in Owatonna, Minn., the son of Selvin and Bertha (Grundwald) Sampson. He married LaDonna Salett. They divorced. Ron married Nancy Bell on Nov. 19, 1983, in Princeton. They shared 36 years together. She survives in Princeton.
Ron graduated from Owatonna High School with the Class of 1956. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1956 to 1960. After the Air Force, he worked at Jostens in Owatonna, Minn., and was with the company for 41 years.
In his early years, Ron enjoyed skeet shooting and hunting. He later enjoyed golfing and was an avid bowler.
Surviving are three children, Christy Sampson of Texas, Dianne (Todd) Edel of Owatonna, Minn., and John (Barbara) Sampson of Dallas, Texas; three stepchildren, Duane (Lisa) Bell of Dallas, Texas, Nyla (Rich Knable) Pinter of Normal and Joe (Julie) Bell of Princeton; one stepson-in-law, Bill Landis of California; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one stepdaughter, Janet Landis; and one stepson-in law, Gale Pinter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Princeton with Pastor John Erickson officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded after the visitation and burial will take place in the Mt. Bloom Cemetery in Tiskilwa.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or the donor's choice.
Online condolences may be left at www.grant-johnsonfh.com.
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Our sympathies and prayers to Nancy (Mom). We greatly appreciated him and the how he supported you, mom. He was a great support for us in our loss of Janet. So sorry for your loss, plans to visit you after holidays.