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Vernon LeRoy Ronnfeldt - 1933-1986

RONNFELDT, POWELL, ALEXANDER, PIERCE, ORR, HOWE, CAMPBELL, PFIFFNER

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 2/16/2011 at 14:04:12

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON REPUBLICAN-STANDARD, July 8, 1986
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Vernon LeRoy Ronnfeldt, age 53, of Waterville, Iowa died Tuesday, June 24, 1986 at Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Services were held Friday, June 27 at 1:30 p.m. at the Old East Paint Creek Church Cemetery with the Rev. April Larson officiating. Burial was in the Old East Paint Creek Church Cemetery with Burke-Thornburg Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Military rites were conducted at graveside by the Harpers Ferry American Legion Post 722. Casket bearers were Rick McGraw, Don Ronnfeldt, Tom Ronnfeldt, Kenny Alexander, Jr., Kurt Alexander, Steve Heim, Earl Alexander, Jr., and Roy Ronnfeldt. Honorary pallbearers were Roger Hilleshiem, Dick Hermanson, Bill Hilleshiem, Jeff Mitchell, Gene Leiran, and Roger Honn.

Vernon was born April 27, 1933 in Lansing,, Iowa to Chris and Josephine (Powell) Ronnfeldt. He married June Alexander on December 17, 1955. She died April 8, 1984. He married Ellen (Pierce)
Orr on April 19, 1986. He served in the Army during the Korean War, worked at the Wilson Plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for 20 years and the last several years was a self-employed roofer and painter in the area.

Surviving are his wife, Ellen; 2 sons, Vernon Ronnfeldt, Jr. of Eglin AF Base, Florida and Herman Ronnfeldt of Lansing, Iowa; 4 daughters, Mrs. Robert (Beverly) Howe of Lansing, Iowa, Mrs. Mark (Barbara) Campbell of Oelwein, Iowa and Josephine Ronnfeldt, and June Ronnfeldt, both of Waterville, Iowa; his mother, Nora Ronnfeldt of Waterville, Iowa; 3 step-sons, Charles Orr of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Jack Orr of Waterville, Iowa, and Richard Orr, also of Waterville; 4 brothers, Walter Ronnfeldt of Hartley, Iowa, William Ronnfeldt of Omaha, Nebraska, and Alfred Ronnfeldt and Robert Ronnfeldt, both of Waterville, Iowa; and a sister, Mrs. Jim (Janice) Pfiffner of Harpers Ferry, Iowa.


 

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