Ronald Dean Semmens, 92, husband of Myrna Frances Tolman Semmens, passed away Friday, June 06, 2025 at the Guardian Angel assisted living home in Richland, WA. Born June 18, 1932, in Lynndyl, UT, he was the son of Arthur Nathaniel Semmens and Leora Rutherford Semmens.

Ronald attended Pocatello High School where he met “Myrna”. They were married on January 9, 1951, and settled in Pocatello, where together they had 3 sons: Jeffrey Mark, Lynn Scott, and Dana Jon. After Ronald graduated from Idaho State University, they moved to Brigham City, UT for 2 years, then Las Vegas, NV for about 9 years. In 1973 they moved to Richland, WA where they lived for the remainder of their lives. Ronald held several jobs throughout his life, beginning at age 12 and eventually retired from his computer programming job at Hanford.

Ronald was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He served in various callings within the church. Myrna and Ron were sealed in the Idaho Falls temple in December of 1960. Later they served as workers in the Seattle Temple. Myrna and Ron served a local mission in the Family History Library, helping people with their genealogical work for over 13 years. During their time serving in the Family History Library, they were called to work in the Columbia River Temple in Richland, where they served diligently for many years until unable due to health issues.

Ronald loved sports of every kind, from High School track and football, college basketball, snow skiing, water skiing, and finally tennis, which he played into the age of 89. Some of his other favorite activities included raising horses, racing pigeons, bird watching, fishing & hunting.

Ronald is survived by his son Lynn (Deborah) of Richland, WA and their children Emily, Travis, Tyler, James, and Andrew; son Dana (Christine) of Ephraim, UT and their son Daniel; daughter in-law Carol Semmens and grandchildren Susan, Justin, and Brian; 21 great grandchildren; and 4 great-great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Janet and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife Myrna, his parents Arthur & Leora, sister Donna, and his eldest son Jeffrey.

A celebration of life will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1720 Thayer Drive, Richland, WA in the Relief Society