Margaret F. Ronfeldt 1930-2012

RONFELDT HEHN GOTTO

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 9/27/2012 at 13:10:35

Sioux City Journal
September 21, 2012

Margaret F. Ronfeldt, 81, of Bronson passed away Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, at a local care facility.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oto, Iowa, with the Rev. Daniel Greving officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Oto. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a rosary at 5:30 p.m., the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a vigil service at 7 p.m., at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel. Online condolences can be directed to meyerbroschapels.com.

Margaret, the daughter of Nick J. and Anna F. (Hehn) Gotto, was born on Sept. 29, 1930, in Sioux City. She received her education in Oto.

Margaret married Joseph E. Ronfeldt on Jan. 17, 1949, in Oto. She was a lifelong resident of the Bronson area. She worked for 19 years as a custodian at Lawton-Bronson Elementary School, retiring in 1992.

Margaret enjoyed working in her garden and cooking many meals in her kitchen. She also liked flowers and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of Church of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Margaret is survived by two daughters, Linda McDonald of Sloan, Iowa, and Judy (Dennis) Herbst of Bronson; one son, Donald Ronfeldt and special friend, Leah Wolfe of Bronson; two sisters, Mae Handke of Bronson, and Doris (Joe) O’Connell of Smithland, Iowa; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; four brothers, Leo, Joseph, Henry, and Nicholas Gotto; two sisters, Katherine Lewis and Anna Handke; and one son-in-law, Leonard McDonald.