Patric Ranold Manes, “Ron”, 82, died August 24, 2023 after a long illness. He was born January 6, 1941 in Guadalupe, California to Pleasant Ranold and Linda (Hartman) Manes. He grew up in Yuma, Arizona and attended Yuma High School. He served in the US Army from 1966-1969 as an Ordnance Specialist. He served in Vietnam from 1968-1969. After he returned, he attended NAU and graduated in 1972. In 1971 he married Joyce Ann (Bert) Schalipp and together they had two children, Timothy Todd and Levi William Manes.
Ron worked for the US Forest Service for 32 years in Wildfire and Recreation in Flagstaff, Arizona and for Mesa Ranger District in Mesa, Arizona. He loved the outdoors, including hunting and fishing. He was an avid football and hockey fan.
Ron is survived by his wife, Joyce; sons, Timothy (Elizabeth) of West Linn, Oregon and Levi (Tonya) of Tucson, Arizona; grandchildren, Quinn and Gage Manes, and Aiden Packard-Manes. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Michael Marvin Manes.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00AM on October 21, 2023 at Faith Lutheran Church, Cottonwood, Arizona. He will be laid to rest at Flagstaff Citizen Cemetery in the Veteran’s Section.
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