Ronald Day Obituary

            Ronald G. Day of Perkasie, PA, and formerly of Detroit, MI, passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at his home.  He was 95.

            He was the husband of the late Virginia R. (Burley) Day who passed away April 26, 2017.

            Born in Dalton, IL, he was the son of the late Harold Diekman and the late Marjorie Catherine (Ronald) Day and stepson of the late Melzor C. Day.  A 1944 graduate of Flushing High School, Flushing, MI, he attained his Mechanical Engineering Degree from the General Motors Institute, Flint, MI.

            He was a U. S. Coast Guard Veteran, serving on the East Coast with submarine patrols protecting the Florida and Cuban coastlines.

            Mr. Day was employed as an automotive executive and engineer for Fisher Body, Division of General Motors, Warren, MI, for 30 years until retiring in 1988.

            He was a talented artist, particularly with oil painting landscapes, and was a life-long woodworker.  An avid fisherman, he loved sailing in his younger years.  He especially enjoyed spending his mornings with the Arch Street Deli “Coffee Club”.

            He is survived by three children, Jeffrey T. Day and his wife Eunice Rush-Day, of Perkasie, Sarah E. Terry and her husband Ronald, of Houston, TX, and Brian A. Day and his wife Carla Calabrese, of Birmingham, MI; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Patrick A. Day, in 1992.

            There will be no services.

            In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kettering University, 1700 University Avenue, Flint, MI  48504 or www.kettering.edu  .

            Arrangements are by the Bernard Suess Funeral Home, 606 Arch Street, Perkasie, PA.