Ronnie England
1981 – 2025
Calcium, NY

Ronnie was born June 5, 1981 in Utica, NY, son of the late John W. and Deborah L. England. Ronnie attended Watertown schools. He married the love of his life, Heidi Gossiaux England, on June 27, 2009 at Asbury United Methodist Church in Watertown, NY. Ronnie worked for several contractors during his professional career, including Omega Construction Company, and later All-Star Contractors. In 2014, he joined his friend, Sean M. Brett, as a co-owner of Al's Siding, LLC. Ronnie and his wife began their own construction business, England's Home Improvement & Contracting, Inc., in 2020, which he still owned at the time of his death. He was a hard-working man who put everything he had into his work. He enjoyed flipping houses with his wife and was excellent at his craft. 

Ronnie was a boxer at the Watertown Area Boxing Club. He not only enjoyed boxing, but also enjoyed coaching and helping to train boxers for the annual Battle of The Badges events. To say he died doing what he loved to do would be an understatement, as he was also a very avid and skilled motorcyclist. He had an intense love for speed and the thrill of the ride, putting thousands and thousands of miles on his bikes every year, and meeting many new friends along the way. He traveled to other states on his adventures, most recently riding the Tail of the Dragon in Tennessee 44 times. He also enjoyed going to the New York Safety Track with his friends, wife and daughter. 

Ronnie was an amazing provider, husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He would give the shirt off his back, and sometimes did, to those in need. He was always there to lend a helping hand.  

Among Ronnie's survivors are his wife, Heidi Gossiaux England, his daughter, Ashlyn K. England, Calcium, his son, Gavin M. England, Watertown, his son, Cody M. England, Watertown, his step-son, Kaleb T. Gossiaux, Knoxville, TN, his granddaughter, Sophia R. England, Calcium, whom he was raising with his wife, his mother for the last 18 years, Nancy F. Gossiaux, Watertown, his step-brother Herbert (Erica) Forbes, Watertown, his step-sister, Rachel (Patrick) Arsenault, Watertown, his step-sister, Michelle Chase, his sister-in-law, Deborah M. (Kenneth) Reed, Knoxville, TN, his brother-in-law, James C. (Diane) Wilson, Cherryville, NC, his brother-in-law, Robert F. (Tara) Wilson, Black River, his brother-in-law, Cory M. (Tiffany) Gossiaux, Syracuse, and his brothers from other mothers, Sean Brett, Cheyanne Ostrom, Lee Lafave, Josh Post, Randy John, and his cuñado, Luis Bonilla, as well as several nieces and nephews. It goes without saying that his friends were his family.