Ron's Heating and Plumbing opened for business in Cooperstown on April 6, 1981. It is owned and operated by Ron and Carol Schindele. They are located in the Burk Building next door to Model Clothing.

The Schindele family came from Grand Forks, ND, where Ron was employed as a heating and plumbing service man for many years.

The building was occupied by Melroe Manufacturing for its drafting department in the seventies, and Burk Implement in the fifties and has also housed restaurant and automotive businesses, among others.

Source: Cooperstown, North Dakota 1882-1982 Centennial Page 221