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Ronald “Ron” Lee Brouwer, 81, passed away June 25, 2026.

A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, a son of the late Donald and Ann Leestma Brouwer; he was a graduate of Western Michigan University; a retired Director of Operations Manager of A. Schulman Company and a member of Fellowship Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are his wife of sixty years, Beverly Ann Baas Brouwer; a son, Michael Lee Brouwer of Auburn, Kentucky; a daughter, Kristin Brouwer Grohman (Bryon) of Winston Salem, North Carolina; a sister, Renee Brouwer Vanderwerf (James) of Grand Rapids, Michigan; six grandchildren, Austin Brouwer, Aaron Brouwer, Anneke Grohman, Ava Grohman, Anneliese Grohman, and Adeline Grohman; and two great-grandchildren, Alec Brouwer and Archie Brouwer.

He was predeceased by three brothers, Tom, Steven and David Brouwer.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Online condolences may be made to www.thewoodmortuary.com