Matthew Ronald Simon

• Name	Matthew Ronald Simon  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I6184	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Vincent Ronald Simon,   b. 6 Oct 1950, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA d. 11 Jun 2005, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Barbara Sawtell
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Mar 1973  [1]
  Family ID	F1920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sue
  Family ID	F1890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S248] Staff, Petoskey News-Review: Obituaries, (Name: Petoskey News-Review; Location: Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States;), Simon, Vincent "Ronald". Vincent "Ronald" Simon , age 54, of Petoskey, passed away June 11, 2005, at his home. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, with a rosary at 7 p.m., at Stone Funeral Home in Petoskey. The Mass of the Resurrection will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Ron was born on Oct. 6, 1950, in Muskegon, the son of Vincent and Audrey (Bergmann) Simon . He moved to Petoskey at a young age and graduated from Petoskey High School in 1970. On March 23, 1973, he married Barbara Sawtell of Gaylord. Ron worked as a heavy equipment operator for various companies, but primarily worked for Tri-County Excavating and Dunkel Excavating. He was a member of the Petoskey Snowmobile Club, the Eagles Club of Petoskey, the NRA, the Operating Engineers Union and the St. Francis parish. Ron enjoyed bowling and loved to hunt, fish and spend time with his family at his cabin on Johnson Lake, and his family's cabin in Manistique. His grandchildren filled his days with happiness. Ron is survived by his wife, Barbara; three children, Leonard Michael (Heather), Matthew Ronald (Sue) and Rhonda Renee (Larry) Simon , four grandchildren, Wyatt, Dakota, Karizma and Laynee, all of Petoskey; his father, Vincent, three sisters, Donna Moyer, Carla Washburn, Paula (Ben) Sackrider; six brothers, Richard (Rita), Gail (Ellen), Mark (Linda), Herman (Jeanette), William (Vicki) and Jon; three sisters-in-law, Nancy (Bill) Szczepanik, Linda Boughner and Betty Simon , two brothers-in-law, Carl and Robert Martin; and many, many aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother, Audrey Simon , and grandparents, Alfred and Cunnigunda Simon and Carl and Maude Bergmann. The Simon family thanks all of the wonderful people at Hospice of Little Traverse Bay. Arrangements made by Stone Funeral Home of Petoskey. Petoskey News-Review: 13JUN2005. HFA: 02AUG2016.