Ron was born on January 19, 1938 in Peoria to Harold and Viona Hicken Ubben. He married Karen Joy Ramey on August 23, 1959 in Fairfield, Illinois. Karen died on December 23, 1995 in Pontiac. Ron later married DeeAnne Stice Kingston in Washington on September 16, 2001. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Rhonda (Mike Stubbs) Ubben of Conifer, Colorado and Lisa (Jim) Kleinz of Westmont, Illinois; one step-son, Olin Patrick (Jessica) Kingston of Franklin, Illinois; one step-daughter, Alaisa (David) Emmens of Genoa, Illinois; one sister, Marilyn Zielke of Aledo, Illinois; one brother, Michael Ubben of Chicago and eight loving grandchildren, Emma, Leah, Eve, Caleb, Arielle, Robert, Audrey and Aisling. Ron was a registered Pharmacist who for the majority of his working career owned and ran Thrifty Drugs in Streator. He also had owned drug stores in Erie, Bloomington and Pontiac, as well as worked at pharmacies in Chenoa, Bradley/Bourbonnais and Eureka. He was the first pharmacy provider to area nursing homes and was proud to have one of the first computerized pharmacyA