Ronald Sampson

Ronald S. Sampson, 81, of Princeton died at 2:20 a.m. Dec. 4, 2019, in Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton, with Pastor John Erickson officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded after the visitation, and burial will take place at Mt. Bloom Cem-etery, Tisk-ilwa.
Visit-ation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.
Ron was born March 30, 1938, in Owatonna, Minn., the son of Selvin and Bertha (Grundwald) Sampson.
He married LaDonna Salett. They divorced. Ron married Nancy Bell on Nov. 19, 1983 in Princeton, Illinois. They shared 36 years together. She survives in Princeton.
Survivors include three children, Christy Sampson of Texas, Dianne (Todd) Edel of Owatonna, Minn., and John (Barbara) Sampson of Dallas, Texas; three stepchildren: Duane (Lisa) Bell of Dallas, Texas, Nyla (Rich Knable) Pinter of Normal and Joe (Julie) Bell of Princeton; one stepson-in law, Bill Landis of California; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one stepdaughter, Janet Landis; and one stepson-in-law, Gale Pinter.
He graduated from Owatonna High School with the class of 1956. Ron served in the U.S. Air Force from 1956-1960. After the Air Force he worked at Jostens in Owatonna, Minn., and was with the company for 41 years.
In his early years Ron enjoyed skeet shooting and hunting. He later enjoyed golfing and was an avid bowler.
Memorials may be directed to American Heart Association, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or the donor's choice.