Ronald Arthur Minnie, Sr.
Age 87, of Pittsburgh, PA, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2025. Born April 29, 1938, in Monessen, PA, he was the son of the late Arthur Lee Minnie and the late Elizabeth Rendleman Minnie. A graduate of Monessen High School and Westminster College, Ron earned a track & basketball scholarship and was inducted into the Westminster Hall of Fame.
Ron served faithfully on the Trustee and Deacon Boards at New Zion Baptist Church in Pittsburgh and later as a Deacon at Victory Missionary Church in Las Vegas. He was also active in Sunday School, The Keenagers Ministry, and sang in various choirs.
He is survived by his wife, Janet R. Strothers Minnie; sisters Hortense “Teenie” Maddox, Catherine “Noochie” Rawlings, and Phyllis Minnie; his children Ronald A. Minnie, Jr., Zenobia “Zeze” M. Minnie, Joetta R. Walker, John T. Walker IV, Kenya B. Minnie, Janissa E. Macon, and Tamika R. Vasquez; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his brother, Richard “Ricky” Minnie.
Friends and Family will be received at William F. Gross Funeral Home, Ltd. 11735 Frankstown Rd. (at Rodi Rd.), Penn Hills on Friday, September 5, 2025 from 5-7 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 10 a.m. followed by a repast at Mt. Hope Community Presbyterian Church, 12106 Frankstown Rd., Penn Hills, PA 15235. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to Family Hospice (https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=renxt&formId=357a3881-16df-4ea3-a030-14cead92c534&envid=p-tNr2GE3Z60-7JxCJ6cd_NA&zone=usa).