Bonita F. “Bonnie” Ronnebaum, 78, Seneca, died June 28, 2015, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

Bonnie was born in Baileyville to Vincent and Lillian D. Kotapish Broxterman on March 13, 1937. She attended Baileyville High School and graduated in 1955. After School Bonnie went to work for Marysville Mutual Insurance in Marysville.
She married Robert L. Ronnebaum on September 3, 1959 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Baileyville, Kansas. Bonnie was a homemaker and later after the kids were raised she did housekeeping for various people in town and also cleaned the Sts. Peter and Paul Church for 5 years. Bonnie was an avid card player and did gardening and canning when she was able.

Bonnie was preceded in death by her husband Robert on May 16, 2015 and a grandson, Derrick V. Ronnebaum on February 19, 1995, her parents, Vincent on August 21, 1960 and Lillian December 16, 1984 and a sister, Betty May on June 24, 1938 .

She is survived by his two children, Deb (Roger) Deters of Centralia and Rob Ronnebaum of Seneca; two grandchildren; three brothers, Ronald Broxterman of Columbus, Nebraska, Erlan Broxterman of Kansas City, Kansas and Doyle Broxterman of Kansas City, Kansas. a sister Marceda Keim of Sabetha.

Rosaries will be prayed on 2 and 7 P.M. on Thursday, July 2nd at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Fr. Arul Carasala on July 3, 2015, at 10 A.M. at Sts. Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church in Seneca. Placing of the Pall will be done by her children. The lector will be Richard Gress. Gift bearers will be her grandchildren Jason Deters and Katlyn Ronnebaum. The communion distributor will be Sharon Haverkamp. Music will be provided by the church choir.