28 May 1950 – 25 Jun 1998
Ex-Husband of Dianna Marie Wells (4th great-granddaughter of Philip and Martha Cardon)
Ronald L. Bronkhorst
Ronald Lane Bronkhorst, 48, of Castle Rock, died June 25, 1998, at St. John Medical Center in Longview.
He was born May 28, 1950, in Sunnyside, Wash., to Wallace and Tessie (Platt) Bronkhorst and moved to Castle Rock from Vancouver in 1992.
He graduated from Evergreen High School in Vancouver in 1968. He worked as a truck driver and a musician.
He was a longtime member of the Columbia River Old Time Strings in Vancouver and the Cowlitz Valley Old Time Music Association in Kelso. He was a bass and guitar player, and vocalist. He was an avid hunter and gardener.
He was preceded in death by his father, Wally Bronkhorst, in 1980.
Survivors include his fiancée, Cynthia Montoy of Castle Rock; a son, Anthony W. Bronkhorst of Vancouver, two daughters Angela Bronkhorst and Amanda Bronkhorst, both of Vancouver, his mother Tessie Wright of Klickitat, Wash.; a sister, Sandy Grahnert of Vancouver; and four grandchildren.
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Zion Christian Center in Kelso. A graveside service will begin at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Pioneer Cemetery in Sunnyside.
Memorial contributions to defray funeral costs may be sent to P.O. Box 65872, Vancouver, WA 98665.
Friends may pay their respects from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday at 8 a.m. until noon Tuesday at Columbia Funeral Service, 1105 Maple St., Longview.
-Published in the Longview Daily News (Longview, WA), Saturday, June 27, 1998, Page A4.
Lower Valley Memorial Gardens (Pioneer Cemetery), Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington, Plot: Old Section across the road, Lot 30 Blk 15 Grave 4.
