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Ronald L. Fluty

BLOOMINGTON -- Ronald L. Fluty, 66, Bloomington, died at 12:38 a.m. Sunday (July 6, 2008) at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at East Lawn Funeral Home, Bloomington, with the Rev. Mark Wallace officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington.

He was born Jan. 28, 1942, in Bloomington, son of John W. and Betty Woodburn Fluty. He married Sandra Donley.

He is survived by his father, John W. Fluty, Bloomington; two daughters, Christiana (Orlando) Hernandez and Devon Fluty, both of Bloomington; four sons, Aaron, Matt, Jeff and Ryan; two stepdaughters, Kari (Tim) Rixstine and Kimberly (James) Schulz, all of Bloomington; and 16 grandchildren. He is also survived by many cousins, including Joan Vincent who was like Ron's sister.

Ronald was preceded in death by his mother, Betty.

He was employed by Unit 5 as a school bus driver for the past three years. He had previously worked for American City Cab Co. for three years; and he worked as an insurance agent for Farmers Insurance Group in Rockford for 15 years.

Ronald excelled in football and played for Bloomington High School and for ISU. He also was a lifelong excellent golfer.

He was an avid reader. He loved science and doing research. If he didn't know something, he would research it until he found the answer.

Memorials may be made to the family. Online condolences may be submitted to www.mem.com .