Rhonda K. Ransberger
Dec. 22, 1951-Dec. 7, 2007
Rhonda K. Ransberger, 55, of West River road, Niles, died at 11:08 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, in Lakeland community Hospital, Niles, following a brief illness.
Rhonda was born on December 22, 1951, in Niles, to Sheldon D. and Doris L. (Smallidge) Williams. She lived in Niles all of her life, and graduated from Niles High School in 1970. As a young lady, she was a member of the Daughter’s Auxiliary of the VFW in Saint Joseph, Michigan, and served as “Miss Poppy.
She was a former employee of the USDA Niles National Biological Control Plant Protection Center. She enjoyed flower gardening at home, and collecting antique home furnishings.
On Sept. 20, 1994, in Niles, she married John P. Ransberger. He survives.
Also surviving are two stepdaughters, Lesley (Kevin) Cast of Elkhart and Kelley (Brandon) Myers of Osceola; four step grandchildren and two sisters, Linda Watkins and Carolyn Irwin of Watervliet, Michigan and a brother, Ron (Kay) Williams of McKinney, Texas. She was preceded in death by a sister, Rita Hartlery.
The funeral service for Rhonda K. Ransberger will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 13, 2007, in Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with the Rev. Carl W. Bassett of Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church officiating. Member of the family, Mr. Tom Jones, will present the eulogy. Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.The family will receive relatives and friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Contributions in memory of Rhonda may be made to the Veteran’s Memorial at River Front Park.
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