Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather returned home to his Heavenly Father early Monday, December 12, 2023. Ronald Jay Zeeman was born on January 17, 1956, to John Darrell and Helena VanderToolen Zeeman in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ron graduated from Payson High School and served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Netherlands. He met the love of his life, Cherie Lynn Manning while attending a BYU party. Ron and Cherie were married in the Salt Lake Temple in August 1978, and began their family soon after.

Ron was a man of many talents, stories, and a self-made MacGyver. He loved art, pioneer and Native American history, outdoor survivalism, scouts, technology, volunteering in search and rescue, and being a disciple of Jesus Christ. Throughout his life, Ron worked for his father’s construction company, at Nature’s Sunshine, in bronze casting, at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, and lastly as the Data Center Manager at BYU.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Cherie Lynn Manning Zeeman, daughters Stephanie (Dan) Ockey, Amy (Cameron) Baldwin, Cheralyn (Erik) Dansie, sons Justin (Karin) Zeeman, David (Megan) Zeeman, brothers Raymond (Ellen) Zeeman, Jeff (Terrie) Zeeman, Dana (Darcie) Zeeman, sisters Lynette (Jerry) Bradford, Rochelle (Vic) Jones, 16 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother David Zeeman, father J. Darrell Zeeman, and mother Helena (VanderToolen) Zeeman.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 16, 2023, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 12625 Spring Lake Road in Payson, Utah. Visitation will be prior from 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the church. There will also be visitation from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 15, 2023, at Walker Funeral Home, 587 South 100 West, Payson, Utah. Interment will be in Payson City Cemetery, 400 North 800 East, Payson, Utah.

The funeral service will be streamed live. Please return to Ron's memorial page shortly before 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 16, 2023, and click on the link below.

Ronald Jay Zeeman Funeral Service