Passed away peacefully on Sunday March 5, 2023 at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital in his 92 ^nd year. Born in Windsor, Ontario on March 30, 1931, the only child of John and Mary Hodara.  Fr. Ron lived in Brantford Ontario for six years where he played Intercounty Baseball.  He then attended St. Jerome College (Kitchener) and St, Augustine's Seminary (Scarborough). Ordained in 1961 for the Diocese of Hamilton Fr. Ron served as associate at St. Patrick and Corpus Christi (Hamilton). He then served as Pastor at St. Anthony Daniel (Scotland, ON), St Andrew (Oakville), Sts Peter and Paul (Hamilton) and St. Patrick (Burlington).  Fr. also acted as Chaplain at Hamilton General Hospital and the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital and taught religion at Cathedral Girls High School in Hamilton and Loretto Academy in Hamilton and St. Joseph's School of Nursing. He remained active Knights of Columbus, Msgr. James Corbett Warren, Council #5073.

A vigil will be held at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 47 Reynolds Street, Oakville from 2-4 & 6-8pm Wednesday March 8, 2023 with Vigil Prayers at 8pm.  A Funeral Mass will be held at 10am on Thursday March 9, 2023  also at St. Andrew followed by a reception in the Parish Centre immediately following the Mass. Interment Holy Sepulchure Catholic Cemetery, Burlington.