Ronald D. Halverson , 73, of Coal Valley, IL, died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Heartland Health Care in Moline, IL. He was born February 28, 1936 in, Big Stone County, MN the son of Arnold and Minnie (Arndt) Halverson. He served in the U. S. Army from 1956 to 1958, and married Joanne Kruckeberg on November 25, 1961. He was a maintenance repairman for John Deere Harvester Works, East Moline, for 25 years, retiring in 1998. He previously worked at Josten''s in Owatonna, and Reserve Mining Company in Babbitt, Minnesota. He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, Moline, and enjoyed fishing and woodworking. Ronald is survived by his wife, Joanne; three children Brenda Vogele of Naples, Florida, Sheryl (and Jeff) Hoepner of Mondovi, Wisconsin, and Jeff (and Kerstin) Halverson of Farmington, Minnesota; six grandchildren, Kevin and Erik Vogele, Iler and Avery Hoepner, and Kai and Ana Halverson; three brothers Dale ( and Lanette) Halverson of Arcadia, Louisiana, Bruce (and Linda) Halverson , Gary (and Becky) Halverson, all of Owatonna; four sisters, Marlene (and Dale) Machacek, June (and Vern) Wilker, and Delores (and Jeff) Dusek, all of Owatonna, and Sandra (and Vito) DiNardo of Cohoes, New York. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister. Funeral service will be Monday June 15 at 11AM at St. John Lutheran Church with Reverend Dave Klawiter officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at St. John Cemetery with military honors provided by the Steele County Military Funeral Unit. Memorials are preferred to Salem Lutheran Church, St. John Lutheran Church, or The American Lung Association. Michaelson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Visitation: 06/15/2009 10:00 06/15/2009 11:00 Service: 06/15/2009 11:00