Herbert (Ron)  SHIER

Obituary of Herbert (Ron) Ronald SHIER


January 2, 1932 – Glen Ewan, Saskatchewan
April 27, 2021 – Calgary, Alberta

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, father-in-law and grandfather, Ron Shier on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.

Ron was born to Herbert and Edna (nee Emrick) Shier on January 2, 1932 in Glen Ewen, SK. In 1936 the family moved to Ponoka, AB and five years later to Calgary, AB where Ron settled. While growing up Ron enjoyed baseball, hockey, other sports, and fishing. Ron attended high school at Western Canada and went on to earn his Chartered Accountant designation. He had a long and successful career in accounting working early on for Cascade Drilling and then starting his own practice, Corns, Shier & Co., in 1975. Through friends he met Marion Hage in 1957. They were married on August 8, 1959 and were blessed with three children and three grandchildren. Ron and Marion enjoyed curling, golf, gardening, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. Ron loved golf and was an active member at the Earl Grey Golf Club for fifty years. He was a member and past president of the Calgary Curling Club and volunteered on many committees and curling events, including as Finance Chair of Curling in the 1988 Winter Olympics. He will be remembered as a wonderful father and grandfather by his family and as a kind and patient person by others and will be missed dearly. Ron was predeceased by his wife Marion in 2015. 

Ron is survived by daughter Sandra Williams, two sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and Sandra Shier and Brian Shier and Maggie Naylor; three grandchildren, Sarah Williams (Nick Todd), Kristen and Evan Shier; and his brothers, Murray and Bob Shier.

A Private Funeral Service will be held, on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. Condolences, memories and photos can also be shared and viewed here.

In living memory of Ron Shier, a tree will be planted in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes, Park Memorial, 5008 Elbow Drive SW, Calgary, AB T2S 2L5, Telephone: 403-243-8200.

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