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Dennis Dean Ronfeldt

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Birth	:	9 Mar 1947
Death	:	8 Jul 2000
Burial	:	Little Sioux Township Cemetery, Smithland, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2233009, -95.9313965
Description	:	Dennis D. Ronfeldt, age 53, of Smithland, Iowa, died Saturday, July 8, 2000, at Burgess Memorial Hospital in Onawa, Iowa. Services were held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 at the Westwood Community School Auditorium in Sloan, Iowa, with Rev. Karen Handke officiating. Burial was in the Little Sioux Township Cemtery in Smithland, Iowa. Dennis Dean Ronfeldt was born March 9, 1947 at Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Earl and Hazel (Fisher) Ronfeldt. Denny was a lifetime resident of Smithland, Iowa and was a member of the Smithland United Methodist Church. In the church he was active as... Read More	Dennis D. Ronfeldt, age 53, of Smithland, Iowa, died Saturday, July 8, 2000, at Burgess Memorial Hospital in Onawa, Iowa. Services were held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 at the Westwood Community School Auditorium in Sloan, Iowa, with Rev. Karen Handke officiating. Burial was in the Little Sioux Township Cemtery in Smithland, Iowa. Dennis Dean Ronfeldt was born March 9, 1947 at Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Earl and Hazel (Fisher) Ronfeldt. Denny was a lifetime resident of Smithland, Iowa and was a member of the Smithland United Methodist Church. In the church he was active as Superintendent of the Church School, a board member, church chairman and Sunday School and Bible School teacher. He was a Boy Scout leader from 1968-1988. He was elected the youngest mayor of Smithland and served a number of terms as mayor and councilman and also a City Police Officer. He served as co-founder of the Smithland Rescue Unit in 1980 and was a CPR instructor for 13 years. He was also a member of the volunteer fire department serving as Chief for 20 of his 34 year membership. Denny was a member of the Betterment Club, the Jaycees and was a Woodbury County Deputy, serving without compensation in 1968. He worked with the Woodbury County Community Action Agency from 1968-1976. For a number of years, he worked at the Smithland Community Center, the museum and volunteered his time and talent to many other community activities. He was an associate member of the American Heart Association. Denny was involved in his family's genealogy, contacting Ronfeldts in Germany. He also took on the responsibility of remapping burial plots in several area cemeteries. After graduation from Westwood High School in 1966, Denny worked for Westendorf Manufacturing Company. He later started his own carpenter business and had a tackle and bait shop for several years. He recently was employed at Westwood Community School in Sloan, Iowa, serving as custodian. Those survivors left to cherish Denny's memory include his mother, Hazel Ronfeldt of Smithland; three brothers and their wives, Ronald and Janet of Smithland, James and Lila of Newton, and Stephen and Clarissa, also of Smithland; five nieces, five nephews, four great-nieces, 12 great-nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins, along with numerous school associates, neighbors, and many good friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Earl, two brothers, Eugene and David, two nieces, Debra Lynne and Terri Renee, his maternal and paternal grandparents and several aunts and uncles.

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Latitude: 42.2233009
Longitude: -95.9313965

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Parent

Earl O Ronfeldt

(1916 - 1985)

Hazel Katherine Fisher Ronfeldt

(1917 - 2009)

Siblings

David M Ronfeldt

(1951 - 1970)

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