God brought home a special angel to be with his dad on July 22, 2022 at Laurel Peaks Rehabilitation Center in Mankato..

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 AM Wednesday, July 27 ^th at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm with Father Joshua Bot celebrating the Mass. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be 5 – 7 PM Tuesday and 9 – 10:30 AM Wednesday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home North Chapel in New Ulm.

To leave an online condolence for his family or to sign the guest book go to www.mvfhy.org

Ron is survived by his mother Carol Drahota of New Ulm; sisters, Kim (Mark) Schaefer of New Ulm, Julie (Doug) Beinborn of Rochester; and his brothers, Ronald (Michele) Drahota of New Ulm and Christopher (Jessica) Drahota of Lakeville.

He was preceded in death by his father Ronald L. Drahota.

Ronald Paul Hammerschmidt was born July 3, 1969 in St. Paul. He attended school in New Ulm and was a 1990 graduate of NUHS and was employed at MRCI in New Ulm.

Ron lived a joyful life, enjoying experiences and friendships rather than material things.  He worked at MRCI for many years and made many  friends there. Over the years, he enjoyed participating in Special  Olympics, bowling and many other ARS activities.  He was always a very social person and never met a stranger. He could strike up a  conversation with anyone and loved to make people smile with his sense of humor and mischievous spirit. He had an endearing way of engaging with others that made it easy to become his friend.  His favorite things included spending time with friends and family, especially at the lake, Country music, and telling his never-ending stories around the campfire.

We were so fortunate to have Ron as part of our family.  He was a special son, brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend to many and he will be missed greatly.

In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials to ARS at www.nuars.org