Fifth Generation
243. Robert F RONNA
was born on 23 Jan 1917 in Buckley, Iroquois County, Illinois.398 He died on 26 Jun 1981 in New Lenox, Illinois.53,399,400
Robert Ronna
Funeral services were held this afternoon at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Loda,
for Robert F. Ronna, 64, of New Lenox, formerly of Buckley-Loda. He died at 3:20
p.m. Friday, June 26, 1981 at his home.
He was born January 23, 1917 in Buckley, the son of Fred C. and Meta Hilgendorf
Ronna. He married Charlotte Jean Fultz, who survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Donna Balk of Buckley; four sons, Warren
F. of Champaign, Rober L. of Joliet, Stanley P. of Salt Lake City, Utah and William
H. of Tempe, Arizona; five grand-daughters; and his father of Gilman.
Also, five brothers, Delmar of Loda, Lawrence of Chatsworth, clarence of Milford,
Arnold of Murray, Kentucky and Orville of Paxton; and two sisters, Irma Ennen,
Loda and Lois Grohler of Kankakee. His mother and two brothers are deceased.
Mr. Ronna was supervisor for nine years at Continental Grain Co., Lockport. He
was a former mayor of Loda and a Loda High School graduate. He was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church, was a World War II Army veteran and a past commander
of the Loda and Frankfort American Legion Posts.
The Rev. Paul E. Bacon and Layman Edgar Peters officiated with burial in Pine
Ridge Cemetery. Ford-Baier Funeral Home, Buckley, was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Robert F RONNA and Ruth AUSTIN had the following children:
Robert F RONNA and Charlotte Jean
FULTZ were married on 10 Dec 1947 in Loda, Illinois.53 Charlotte Jean FULTZ was
born on 1 Jan 1930 in Rantoul, Illinois.53
She died on 21 Mar 1997 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois.53,400,401
Charlotte Jean Ronna: Funeral services for Charlotte Jean Ronna, 67, of Paxton
were Monday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Loda. The Rev. Edgar L. Peters
officiated. Visitation was Sunday at the Ford-Baier Funeral Home, Paxton, and
one hour prior to the service Monday at the church. Burial was in Pine Ridge
Cemetery, Loda. Mrs. Ronna died at 10:30 a.m. Friday (March 21, 1997) at the
Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. She was born Jan 1, 1930 at Rantoul, the
daughter of Howard V. and Wilma Gritten Fultz. She married Robert F. Ronna on
Dec. 10, 1947, at rural Loda. He died on June 26, 1981. Surviving is her mother,
Wilma Woller of Paxton; one daughter, Donna I. (Jim) Balk of Buckley; three sons,
Robert L. (Billie) Ronna of Cary, N.C, Stanley P. (Kirsten) Ronna of Salt Lake
City, and William H. Ronna of Rockdale; one stepson, Warren F. Ronna of Champaign;
11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Joanne Woller of Paxton
and Erna Feneley of San Antonio; one brother, Howard V. Fultz Jr. of Rio De Janerio,
Brazil; five stepsisters, Jeannie (Jerry) Eastham of Savoy, Carolyn (Bill) Quinlan
of Rantoul, Shirlie (Bernie) Taylor of Urbana, Betty (Don) Nigg of California
and Leona Flahive of Las Vegas; and one stepbrother, Darrell Woller of Watseka.
She was preceded in death by her father, Howard V. Fultz; step-father Herbert
Woller and a step-brother Charles Woller. Mrs. Ronna attended Penfield Grade
School and Loda Country School and graduated from Loda High School. She worked
as a waitress most of her life and moved from Rantoul to Paxton in 1992. She
and her husband lived in the Buckley-Loda area, in Frankfort and New Lenox. She
was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Loda. Memorials may be made to
the church, the Rantoul Veterans of Foreign Wars post or an organization of the
donor's choice.
The Hilgendorf Family Records give her birth name as FRALTZ. Robert F RONNA
and Charlotte Jean FULTZ had the following children:
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