Ronnie D. Karash

Ronnie (Ron) Dale Karash 74, of Venango, NE passed away Tuesday, October 6th, 2026, after surgery at Great Plains Health in North Platte.

A celebration of life will be held at 12:30 Saturday, October 17, 2026 in the American Legion building in Venango, NE. Ron was born on February 4, 1952 in Cambridge, NE to Ted Thomas Karash and Virgie Helen Brooks.

After graduation from Arapahoe High School in 1970, Ron was drafted into the military where he became a truck master. After his time in the military, he joined the Burlington Northern railroad on the bridge and building gang, and worked there for 41 years until he retired. During that time he med Mary Lynn Francis and was united in marriage.

Ron and Mary went on to have two children, their son Samuel Parker Karash and their daughter Jessica Taylor Karash Leonard. After retiring, he helped out local farmers during the harvest season.

Ron had a love for old western movies and history. You could always find him reading or having some kind of an old western to be playing on his TV. In his earlier years, he enjoyed deer and pheasant hunting and supporting and going to Nebraska Cornhuskers games, especially Nebraska and Colorado. Once the kids got older and into sports and rodeo, he focused on supporting them. You could always find him at every one of his kids or grandkids events.

Ron is survived by his wife Mary Lynn (Francis) Karash; his son and family Samuel, Sujinan Boonruam, and Ezekiel (Zeke) Rhomas; his daughter and famiy Jessica, Mason, Bailee Rae, Landon Eli, and Marguerite (Maggie Lynn, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceding his death were his parents, Ted and Virgie Karash, his sister Jean Wright, and his brother Donald (Sonny) Dean Karash.