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Help put “grandpa” Ronald Olmsted to rest

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Hello, my name is Leah Olmsted. This was a very difficult decision to ask for help, but as most of you know by now we lost my grandpa Ronald Olmsted on 3.14.22 of a major heart attack. My grandfather was found in his work truck unresponsive on Saturday (3.12.22 )where a very kind farmer found him and rushed him to a hospital. He was air lifted to two hospitals, and went through two major surgeries trying to save him. He was first sent to shawano hospital where from there he was airlifted to AMC in Appleton where he got two stents put in. AMC seen my grandpa had fluid around his heart and airlifted him to Froedert in Milwaukee where we found out he had a hole in his heart. They preformed a very invasive surgery to removed the fluid around his heart and was told he would have to be sedated for almost two weeks before we could perform another surgery to repair the hole in his heart. Unfortunately Monday morning at 1:51 he passed away. All of this was just simply too much for my grandpas heart.
My grandpa was the bread winner of the family working long hard hours as my grandma is retired. I am posting this in hopes that we can help her out with funeral expenses, the medical bills from AMC and Froedert, and future bills. Our family is doing everything we can to help her out in anyway but there is only so much we can all do. I am just trying to ease some of my grandmas worries for awhile so she can grieve how she needs to. Anything is appreciated and all the money will be going to my grandma in hopes that she doesn’t have to struggle.
I appreciate anyone who can help, and even if you can’t, share this and please send a healing prayer her way as she truly needs it.
My grandparents were married for almost 35 years, they were the love of each other’s lives and the best of friends. They lived in a beautiful home together, raised two children together and 6 grandchildren and 5 inherited great grandchildren . My grandpa worked for maple view trucking, as he hauled milk for most of my life. Before that he worked for ORT trucking. My grandpa has drove truck my whole life. He was truly the best grandpa,father, and husband. He will be missed dearly. 
Thank you in advance to anyone who can help.

Organizer and beneficiary

Leah Olmsted
Organizer
Manawa, WI
Sharon Olmsted
Beneficiary

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