Service Information
Service Location: Shalom Chapel Service
Shalom Memorial Funeral Home
1700 West Rand Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Interment:
Shalom Memorial Park
1700 W. Rand Road
Arlington Heights
Shiva Information
Shiva Information
Lindsay and Brian Cohen Residence
392 Woodland Road
Highland Park, Illinois 60035
Following the service until 8PM
Wednesday, 4 PM – 8 PM
Contributions
In lieu of flowers or donations,
please remember Ron and
make someone you love smile.
Obituary
The son of Ted and Mae Martin of blessed memory, Ron passed away peacefully on February 22 after courageously fighting congestive heart failure.
Nothing was more important to him than his family. Ron was immensely proud of his children and could often be found wearing their alma mater attire, beaming with pride. At the end of every phone call, without fail, he would say, “Kiss the kids for me” – a simple phrase that captured the depth of his love for his family.
Ron believed deeply in hard work and carried a strong work ethic throughout his life, yet he always made time for vacations and special moments with those he loved most. He also enjoyed American history, anything Disney related, and a baseball game on a sunny day.
He was the adoring husband of Feiga (Fran) Wasserman Martin for over 52 years. He was the loving father of Lindsay (Brian) Cohen, Matthew (Brenna) Martin, and Allie-Mae (Kevin) Davis. He was the proud Zayde of Eli, Leo, and Abe Cohen; Flynn and Josephine Martin; and Layla, Samuel, and Austin Davis.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Bonna.
His funeral will be held at Shalom Memorial Park at 2:30 pm Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
In lieu of flowers or donations, please remember Ron and make someone you love smile.
Guest Book & Memories
Share your memories and photographs below.
March 16th, 2026
Ronnie it is 3 weeks since you left me. You put up such a fight to stay with me.
Each day it gets harder I miss you so much more than I ever thought I would.
I am all alone for the first time in my life. You didn’t want to leave when one organ got better another when bad until everything went in the middle of night all alone.
I wanted to be with when you took your last breath.
You spared me that horrible thing just like you always did and did so much for me and our children
I miss you so very much
I will always love you
Your Franny
Your Chasha Feiga
~Fran Martin
~Wife, Chicago
February 23rd, 2026
Each time I will look at your table I will be reminded of your kindness, your great smile and our conversations. Rest in peace.
~Rita Charnowitz
~Park Plaza fiendship, Chicago
Guest Book and Memories
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