HUNTERSVILLE — Rev. Dr. Ronald David Sherwood, PhD, passed away into the arms of his Heavenly Father Oct. 23, 2025, in Charlotte, with his family by his side.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, at St. Mark Catholic Church, 14740 Stumptown Road in Huntersville. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, at St. Mark Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Community Cemetery in Cornelius.
Ronald Sherwood was born April 28, 1941, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Donald Sherwood and Regina (Hammer) Sherwood.
He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in the field of theology from Hamilton University. He was ordained a deacon in the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio, in 1977. He faithfully served the Church first in Ohio, and after he and his wife Vicky moved to North Carolina, he served at St. Mark Catholic Parish in Huntersville from 2004 until his retirement in 2013. He was also a proud U.S. Navy veteran.
His siblings wish to express their gratitude to his daughter-in-law, Carolynn Sherwood, as she used her talent as a nurse to love and care for him throughout his illness. We will remember Ronny for his love of his family, old Westerns, and cracking jokes to bring a smile to people’s faces every day. He will be lovingly missed. Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his saints. (Psalm 116:15)
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers Rodney of Arizona, Michael of Florida, and Donna, his infant sister of Michigan.
Survivors include his wife Virginia (Vicky); his two sons, Ronald Jr. and his wife Carolynn, and Stephen and his partner Julie; and his two beloved granddaughters, Presley and Sydney Sherwood. Also surviving are his brothers: Walter Sherwood and his wife Susan of Michigan, Frederick Leiter and his wife Brenda of Florida, and his sister Carol Koster of Michigan.
James Funeral Home of Huntersville is in charge of the arrangements.
— Catholic News Herald