Ronald Boston

Ronald Floyd Boston died at his home on Monday, February 5, 2024, at age 87 due to complications from CLL and kidney failure. He was born at home on a record hot July 26, 1936 day to Eva Larsen Boston and Floyd Ellsworth Boston. Ron grew up in Cloverville across from Beach School with his older sister Yvonne and younger brother George. He worked at the local Mart & Steve’s gas station, graduated from Muskegon Heights High School, joined the Michigan National Guard, worked building houses and attended MCC. Ron and his brother George built a small sales shop/house on East Broadway where he sold Norton motorcycles nights and weekends. While working days at Story and Clark Piano Factory in Grand Haven he met the love of his life, Eve Witkowski of Robinson Township and married her on April 2, 1966. In their 57 years together, they built Eve’s dream house on 10 acres, gardened, attended Immanuel Lutheran Church, worked together at “the shop”, traveled to many countries with Yamaha sales reward trips, and did everything together. They had two children, Dawn Boston Hallman and Bradley Scott Boston, and joyfully welcomed two grandchildren, Amelia Hallman and Carson Rose Hallman and son-in-law, Kirk Hallman. Ron and his brother went on to start a larger Kawasaki, then Yamaha Motor Corporation motorcycle franchise in Muskegon Heights, a partnership that would span 44 years. They built a new Boston Motors building on Airline Road from the ground up, using their labor and their father’s welding skills. The “shop” was a gathering place for motorsports enthusiasts of all ages - maybe you were one who sat on motorcycles in the showroom and dreamed, or worked there and always came back to check in. After retiring at age 71, Ron had more time to grow his long-time organic garden’s many heirloom tomatoes, raspberries, garlic and more, and have nerf shoot outs with the grandkids. He volunteered with Habitat for Humanity building houses, helped his kids remodel their homes, and at age 79 was still running 8 mile stretches twice a week. His grilling expertise was enjoyed by all, especially tenderloin wrapped in bacon. Ron was quiet but powerful with a big heart, loved all things fast and motorized and all things tiny and vulnerable, like grandbabies & bluebirds. Visitation to celebrate a life well lived will be on Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon at Harbor of Grace Church, (formerly known as Our Savior’s Lutheran Church) 1132 W. Southern Ave, Muskegon, MI with a service from Noon to 1pm and lunch to follow. Donations can be directed to Harbor of Grace Baby Pantry, Habitat for Humanity (click the link below to donate online) or Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (click the link below to donate online) To send a message of sympathy to the family, sign Ron’s online guest book, or to share a favorite memory, please visit: www.MichiganCremation.com To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Ronald Boston, please visit our flower store.