Dinnel, Donald Ray, Sept. 6, 1942- Dec. 13, 2010 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 18 Dec 2010 Ronald Ray Dinnel, 68, of Scottsbluff entered into the Gates of Heaven Monday, Dec. 13, 2010 after a 12-month gallant battle over Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Friends and family of Ron are invited to gather at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel, located at 3201 Avenue B in Scottsbluff, on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. to remember and to share stories and memories of Ron. Inurnment will be held at 11 a.m. at Forrest Lawn Cemetery in Morrill, prior to the service. Family and friends attending the inurnment are asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:45 a.m. A "Sea of Red" Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be Thursday, Dec. 16 at 1 p.m. at Westway Christian Church, 1701 West 27th Street, Scottsbluff. Ron requested that family and friends wear Husker attire or red to his memorial service. Memorials may be made to WestWay Christian Church or Festival of Hope. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com. Ronald Ray Dinnel was born Sept. 6, 1942, in Scottsbluff to Jewel (Ele) Dinnel-Brownlee and Ray Edgar Dinnel. He attended school in Morrill and graduated from Morrill High School in 1960. He married his high school sweetheart & love of his life, Sheron Eva Weinmaster on Sept. 17, 1961 in Mitchell. Ron was an active member of the Scottsbluff Jaycees where he and Sheron enjoyed working together on community service projects; and he especially enjoyed organizing and working with the Soap Box Derby, coaching Junior basketball and hosting Junior Olympics during the 1970's. Throughout his life, Ron worked in the car and truck repair industry, meeting the needs of many loyal customers and friends throughout the valley. He worked as a Service Manager at Kizzier Chevrolet for over 25 years, Floyd's Sales & service, and since 1999, especially enjoyed going to work at 6 a.m. at Reganis Auto Center to "get the coffee ready for the guys" when they came to work. On December 7, 2009, during a routine colonoscopy, cancer was found and Ron was diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma, a rare and very aggressive form of cancer. Ron was a brave, humble, and valiant warrior during this battle. He was determined to do "whatever it takes to beat this thing"…and he did! Ron underwent a Stem Cell Transplant on October 11, 2010. During the aggressive chemotherapy that Ron withstood prior to the transplant, his lungs were wounded in battle. Through every single step of the way, he never once complained. He blessed so many lives during his brave fight-especially the nursing professionals and the medical team on the BMT Unit at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Hospital in Denver. Ron will be remembered as gentle spirited, honest, humble, strong, caring man. His greatest accomplishment was the day he accepted Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior. The peace and joy of the Lord emanated from Ron to all who knew him. He will be spending Christmas with Jesus this year and will be greatly missed. Survivors include his loving wife Sheron; daughter and son-in-law, Angie (Steve) Shaw of Gering, their son and Ron's "Pride and Joy" Kaleb Elliott Shaw, son, Troy Dinnel of Evanston, Wyo., and daughter, Sarah (Steven) Clay of Scottsbluff; sister, Connie (Stan) Mathson of Morrill; brother, Don (Linda) Dinnel of Scottsbluff; sisters-in-law Halene Dinnel of Casper, Sharon Bilstein of Torrington, Cindy Weinmaster of Scottsbluff, Barbara Steffensen and Esther Weinmaster of Gering, Helen Weinmaster of Morrill, Helen (Dave) Kuhlman of Kimball, Mildred Schledewitz of Gothenburg, Delores Sell of Phoenix, Elsie Mason and Irene Weinmaster of Milton Freewater, Ore., brothers-in-law, Jake Weinmaster of Morrill, Rex Weinmaster of Phoenix, Jake Kuhlman of Michigan and a bushel full of nieces and nephews who he loved dearly. Preceding him in death were his parents; infant son Kent Dwaine; infant brother; brothers, Jack and Bill; in-laws, Jake and Freda Weinmaster; sisters-in-law, Janet and Ruth Weinmaster, Martha Kuhlman; and bothers-in-law, Delbert, Elmer, Carl and Henry Weinmaster, Don Steffensen, Orval Mason and John Schledewitz.