Ronald W Gross, 75, of Maxwell, Ne passed away Dec 27th, 2015 at his home. He was born Aug 8, 1940 to Erwin (Pete) & Esther Gross in Maxwell, Ne. Ronald grew up in Maxwell. He graduated from Maxwell High in 1958. In 1961, Ronald married his High School sweetheart, Judy (Jameson) Gross. They both resided in Maxwell until 1962 when they moved to North Platte, NE. Ronald was employed with Lincoln County Road Department until he was hired out with the Union Pacific Railroad from 1969 until he retired Aug of 2003 as a conductor. When he wasn’t working at the Railroad, he loved to be farming his land in Maxwell, Ne. He has raised Certified Register Angus, purple corn for Frito Lay and Yellow Pop Corn for Orville Redenbacher. He will always be remembered by his family and friends with being a practical jokester and a man that would do anything for the ones he loved. He loved listening to country music, camping, water sports, racing motorcycles, tinkering in his garage and just being outdoors. He is survived by his wife, Judy Gross, his main sidekick Scooter the dog, 1 brother, Gary (Shannon) Gross, Albuquerque, NM, 2 daughters, Margene Hunt (Terry West) of Pryor, OK & Malinda Forshaw (Keith) of Coal Valley, IL. He has eight grandchildren, Jeremy Hunt (Kandace), Spencer Hunt (Stephanie), Shealynn Sawicki (John Christy), Brian Forshaw (Chelsea Jordan), Landon Hunt (Tiffany), Sean Sawicki (Harley Cowan), Tristan Duggar, Sydney Williams. 4 Great grandchildren, Kaydan & Brason Hunt, Lee Hunt & Ethan Sawicki, and Special friends Dori (Clifton) Hendrix , Kyle Fastenau and several Nieces and Nephews. Visitation will be held at Carpenter Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, Dec 30, 2015 from 8:30 am to 8 pm with the family receiving friends from 5 to 7. Services will be held at Carpenter Memorial Chapel Thursday, Dec 31, 2015 at 1:00pm with burial following at Plain View Cemetery in Maxwell, Ne. Memorials are suggested to the Nebraska Heart Institute.