Ronald Keith Ninemire
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Ronald Keith Ninemire, 76, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away peacefully on December 13 after a courageous three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Born November 8, 1949, in St. Charles, Illinois, Ron moved to Missouri early in life. He grew up in Kansas City with his parents, Truman and Mertie, and his two sisters, Amy and Phyllis. Ron graduated from UMKC with a Bachelors in Political Science and later a Masters in Sociology at UCM. Ron married his high school sweetheart, Doreen, in 1971 and together they raised two children, Nathan and Sarah. Nathan and his wife Karen blessed him with two grandchildren, Sam and Becca, and Sarah later married Chris, whom Ron welcomed with open arms. After Doreen’s passing in 2018, Ron found love again with Linda, beginning a new chapter of joy and adventure.
Ron loved supporting his children including coaching Nathan’s soccer teams and riding horses with Sarah. His grandchildren called him ‘Papa,’ and he treasured time with them including feeding horses, riding four-wheelers, building forts, and cheering them on in music, theater, and sports.
Ron met Linda through a chance introduction by a mutual dental hygienist. He proposed in Mexico, and they married in April 2020. Together they embraced each other’s families and spent the last several years traveling the world, discovering new places and foods, and making bucket-list memories with loved ones.
Ron worked as an investigator for decades before retiring in 2013 as Chief Investigator for the Federal Public Defender’s Office. He was a strong believer in justice and the rights our legal system protects.
A devoted member of Northwest Bible Church, Ron served in leadership roles and built lasting friendships. Known for his humor, compassion, and ability to make others feel seen, he never missed a chance to learn someone’s name and brighten their day. Ron loved animals, movies, music, and spending time outdoors.
Not only was he very intelligent, he was very kind and well loved by everybody. He will be greatly missed.
He is preceded in death by his sister Amy Passig, parents Truman and Mertie Ninemire, and wife Doreen Ninemire. He is survived by his wife Linda Ninemire; son Nathan Ninemire (spouse Karen); daughter Sarah Ninemire (spouse Chris); grandchildren Sam and Becca Ninemire; sister Phyllis Dusenbery (spouse Mike); and many extended family members.
Services will be held at Northwest Bible Church on Saturday, January 3, at 11:00 AM, with lunch to follow. The church is located at 6520 NW 64th St, Kansas City, MO 64151.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to support missions through Northwest Bible Church at the following link (denoting “Missions – Ron” in the memo box): https://nwbckc.com/give.
To my dear family…
I am so sorry to hear of Ron’s passing. My deepest and most heartfelt condolences. Warm hugs to all of you.
Ron and I met and became friends at a horse barn some 25+ years ago. I road many miles on horseback with Ron and his daughter, Sarah. I was instrumental in getting Ron and Sarah to join a group of us to haul our horses about 250 miles to Eminence, MO. for their first week long trail ride. I’m not certain Ron ever completely forgave me for that! After riding about 80 miles that week, Ron was really sore by the time he got home! Anyway, both Ron and Sarah went on several Eminence trail rides over the next few years. I sat around many campfires and shared many meals with Ron over the years. Ron was a special man and if you knew Ron, ya couldn’t help but love the guy. I sent Ron and Linda a Christmas card again this year. I know he received it as I received his Christmas card to me on Saturday, December 13th, the same day our Lord called Ron home. I miss ya Ron and my condolences to your family.
I’m so sorry to hear of Ron’s paasing, but I know he is in a better place and those who love our Lord will see him again. I’ll be praying for the family as this loss will be hard on those left behind.
I have such wonderful memories of Ron and Doreen from my teenage years at NWBC. They were true servant leaders! Always willing to help, contribute, and support others. I was deeply saddened to learn of Doreen’s passing years ago, having always known them as such a loving couple.
From afar, I watched as Linda came into Ron’s life through social media postings of their wonderful travels, and it brought me great joy to see that he had found another loving partner with whom to share his life. Having prayed for Ron’s healing over the years, I am once again saddened by his passing.
Linda, Nathan and Sarah, please accept my deepest sympathy. I pray that you are comforted and encouraged by the hope that you will be together again one day.
It is so hard to lose such a friend, of 47 years. He and I shared so much, we rode motorcycles together, fished together, hunted together, and served many years in the leadership of a very special church. We talked about everything two men could talk about together and had complete trust. We were both committed to having one another’s back. He was a great church leader, everyone always picked him to be chairman because everyone was important in his eyes and he ran a meeting very well. Ron was fun, and he was an adopted Dad to all my kids who are adults now. His faith was strong, he is with Jesus, but I sure miss him.
Ron was a good brther to my wife Phyllis and a good brother in-law to me. Phyllis had alot of good memories growing up with her younger brother. Him and Linda always would invite us to meet them for lunch. We always enjoyed our visits. I’m really glad that he found Linda halfter Doreen passed away. Her and Ron got to travel quite a bit. I’m sure all of his family will miss him dearly.
My husband Dan, daughter Deb and myself have so many fun horse memories of Ron and Sarah. I kept my horse at Blackwell’s stable where Ron and Sarah kept theirs. We had so many fun trips down to Eminence with our horses.
Ron was just a great man, father and friend. So glad we had lots of happy trails together. 🐎
He loved his family so much.
Hugs to those he loved. Connie Dolan