Ronald L. Clockedile, 79, formerly of Leicester, died on Friday, April 7, 2006, in Radius Healthcare Center, Southbridge, after an illness.
He leaves his wife of 52 years, Mary Lou (Bullock) Clockedile; two daughters, Deborah M. Williams of Oakham and Carolyn M. Ward of Leicester; two brothers, Lawrence R. Clockedile of Bayonet Point, FL and Arthur L. Clockedile of Paxton; two sisters, Gladys E. Wood of North Oxford and Ruth M. Spaulding of Jefferson; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; many nephews and nieces. Two brothers, Kenneth and Harold, and two sisters, Doris M. Smith and Irene C. Fitzgibbon, predeceased him. He was born in Worcester the son of Leroy T. and Marion L. (Blanchard) Clockedile, and lived 47 years in Leicester.
Mr. Clockedile was a union truck driver for local International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 170 for many years. He was both a World War II and Korean War Army Veteran where he was awarded two bronze stars.