Obituary of Ron Loverin

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LOVERIN, Ronald Dale
August 3, 1952 – January 16, 2023

Ronald Dale Loverin was born August 3, 1952, in Mankota, SK, eldest of three sons born to Dale and Georgina Loverin. Ron passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in his sleep while at their Mexico happy place. He was a very young, vibrant, connected, and active 70-year-old. Ron was predeceased by his father Dale Clinton Loverin, his father-in-law John Smith, his brother-in-law Paul Smith, and his nephew Curtis Ross. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Loverin, his daughter Ashley (Beau) Switzer, and their children Tate and Tilly, his daughter Mindy Loverin, and his son Tanner (Jordon) Loverin and their children, Walker and Harlow, his mother Georgina Loverin, his two brothers Grant (Laura), and Gary (Cheryl), mother-in-law Dorothy Smith, brother-in-law Mike (Angie), sister-in-law Laura (Dave) Ross, and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. 

Ron’s early years were spent in Trewdale where his dad ran the Sask Wheat Pool.  They moved back to Hazenmore where he attended Hazenmore Public School and then Kincaid Central High School.  These early years consisted of life on a farm with chickens, turkeys, pigs, cows, learning the farming trade, and many an escapade with friends, siblings and cousins.  Ron especially enjoyed and excelled at curling and fastball.  Upon graduation, he attended the technical school in Moose Jaw and graduated with a 2-year diploma in Administration. Ron’s first employment was working for the Bank of Nova Scotia for five years, serving in Saskatoon, Regina, and Yorkton where he chose to hang his hat. After the bank he began selling for Yorkton Mobile Homes and then in 1977 he started working with International Harvester.  

Ron made many lasting friendships while working in Yorkton and most important of all, this is where he met his partner and wife, Kathleen Ann Smith. Ron and Kathy were married on June 24, 1978 at Fort Qu’Appelle, SK. Their wedding was a memorable event, and they have been organizing and hosting various gatherings for friends and family ever since.  April of 1979 Ron and Kathy moved to Hazenmore and ran a mixed operation of grain, pulse crops and cattle.  It was a true cooperative family farm operation with Dale Loverin, all three sons, Ron, Grant, and Gary, and their families being involved in the grain farming.  Ron often worked off the farm as well, first with Farm Debt Review and then as a John Deere salesman in Assiniboia.  He was involved with many local organizations and community clubs and events. When Ron and Kathy weren’t running their children to various sporting events or activities, they enjoyed golfing, skiing, curling, and travelling.  Ron was very social and enjoyed conversing with others, playing poker, sharing knowledge or a joke.  He and Kathy were a team, and together they hosted, organized, and participated in many a family, friend, or community gathering.  

In 2010 Ron and Kathy built a beautiful new home at Lac Pelletier and Ron continued to farm, travelling back and forth from the farm to the lake most weekends.  Ron retired from farming in 2018, and sold the home farm to his nephew Brody Loverin. Ron threw himself into lake life, enjoying golf, pickle ball, poker, fishing, socializing, and joining the Lac Pelletier Park Board. The door and dock were always open.  Friends and family were welcomed regularly with warm hospitality, drinks and food. There was more opportunity for travel and many trips were enjoyed with friends, including the “Snowbird” trips to Mexico for the winter.

Family was important to Ron and he was quietly very proud of his three children and their accomplishments.  His subtle expression of pride was abandoned however when his grandchildren came along.  He would grin and chuckle with delight at their antics or with each new skill they learned and shared with him.  Ron enjoyed the company of his parents, brothers, in-laws, many aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, great nephews and great nieces. Friends were also important to Ron and he kept in touch with them regularly, in person or through calls and texts.  Ron had a head for business and kept current with worldly events and everyday culture, he had a good sense of humour and lived life to the fullest, making him well liked by people of all ages. He had many friends and acquaintances.

A celebration of Ron’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Palliser Pavilion, 1700 17th Ave. SE, Swift Current, SK.