Ronald Diamondstein

Ronald Diamondstein, born in June of 1938, died peacefully after a short illness on Saturday, September 12th, 2026. From Scranton, Pennsylvania, through the decades, Ron called Cherry Hill, NJ, Lower Gwynedd, PA, Atlantic City, NJ, and Boynton Beach, FL home.

His early life in Scranton was filled with love and fun. He and his sister, Elaine, enjoyed many childhood adventures. Ron played the trumpet, was on the football team, and acted in plays. After graduating from Scranton Technical High School, he attended Wilkes College where he excelled on the football field and had an active and well-rounded social life. Ron was the first person in his family to graduate college.

After college, Ron joined the Army National Guard where his MOS was artillery. Until his last days he blamed the fact that he couldn’t hear on the big guns he fired. Frankly, all who loved him knew it was just because he was not listening. After the National Guard, Ron got an advanced degree from University of Scranton in accounting.

But working in the accounting field didn’t make Ron happy because it wasn’t fun. For a man with a giant personality and an even bigger laugh, messing around with numbers all day was unfulfilling. So Ron made the jump into the world of flooring sales. For the next sixty plus years, Ron was a giant in his field. While he spent his first few years working for large distributors, he ultimately opened his own business representing floor covering mills. With the gift of gab, Ron touched the lives of many and had friends across the United States.

Ron was married to his first wife for 21 years. While the marriage didn’t work out, the union left him blessed with two wonderful children, Michael and Lee. His boys were the pride of his life. Ron never wallowed in the negative and was a firm believer that a man should always wake up, do his best, and move forward. That forward movement led him to the love of his life. In 1989, Ron met Roberta “Bobbi” Rosenberg who became his one great love. For nearly 37 years, until he got sick in the Spring of 2026, Ron and Bobbi traveled the world and had a storybook romance.

Ron attacked life. He was a pilot, boat captain, and motorcycle rider. When he was not riding in some type of motorized vehicle, he could be found in a cowboy hat on the back of a horse. He loved traveling, eating at great restaurants, and laughing at full volume. He also was a sucker for jelly candies and chocolate covered raisins. Until his legs gave out, he was a racquetball club champion. When running and jumping were no longer possible, Ron switched to bike riding and could often be seen zooming around with his canes on his electric bicycle.

Anyone who dared ask him how he was doing would hear that he was just “struggling, trying to make a living”. But Ron didn’t struggle. He worked hard to make a brilliant life for himself and his family. Ron was a sucker for beautiful cars and owned many fancy and exotic automobiles. As a younger man who lived through the 1970s, there was a very long period of time whereupon Ron would never be seen without his neck, wrist, and many fingers adorned with gold jewelry. While Bobbi (quite rightly) convinced him to lose the bling, Ron was never without his gold and diamond-encrusted Rolex watch.

Ron loved his grandkids. As long as he didn’t have to change a diaper, feed them, or deal with anything that might try his limited patience, Ron was the number one PopPop. As they grew, Ron enjoyed watching his grandchildren excel in school, on the field, and the stage.

Most importantly, the final words that should be written about Ronald Diamondstein are: he was a good, honorable man who lived a full life, loved his family, and will be forever missed by those who knew and loved him.

Ron is predeceased by his mother, Esther, father, Morris, niece Marnie, and granddaughter Emma. He is survived by his loving wife, Roberta, sons Michael (Dana) and Lee (Marcy), stepchildren Lauren (Mindy), Jeffrey (Lisa), and grandchildren Alexander, Molly, Madelyn, Jack, Ethan, and Carly. Ron is also survived by his loving sister, Elaine.

Services will be held at Joseph Levine & Sons, 1002 West Skippack Pike, Blue Bell, PA, on Tuesday, September 15th, 2026, at 11:00 am, with interment to follow at Montefiore Cemetery (Jenkintown, PA). Shiva will be held Tuesday at the residence of Lee and Marcy.

The family asks that donations be made to any cause that those who loved Ron hold dear.

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Arrangements made by Joseph Levine & Sons