Roberta Jean "Bobbie" Bronson

Roberta Jean “Bobbie” Bronson, 92, of Ottawa, Kansas passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 at Richmond Healthcare & Rehabilitation. Private graveside services will be held at Princeton Cemetery. Mrs. Bronson will lie in state from 9:00 A.M. to noon Friday, May 22, 2020 at Dengel & Son Mortuary where family and friends my pay their respects staying in compliance with COVID-19 restrictions. Bobbie was born July 22, 1927 at Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Edward Ernest and Stella May (Dewey) New. She lived sixty-five years in Princeton, Kansas, seven years in Garnett, Kansas before moving to Ottawa in 1999. Bobbie graduated from Princeton High School with the class of 1946. She was united in marriage with James Welch in 1946. They were later divorced. Bobbie then married Charles Donart in 1960. They were later divorced. On October 16, 1975 Bobbie was united in marriage with William D. “Bill’ Bronson at Garnett, Kansas. Bobbie worked for Sears in Ottawa as a salesclerk, and nine years as bookkeeper/office manager for Franklin County RWD #6. She served thirteen years as City Clerk for Princeton and was a member of Princeton Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill Bronson, parents, Edward and Stella New; three sisters, Ada McGregor, Alice Pentecost, and Betty Prue; and brother, Charles New. Bobbie is survived by her children, Janice M. Coombes and husband James of Ottawa, Alan L. Welch and wife Jennifer of Holt, Missouri, and John W. Donart and wife Lisa of Shawnee, Kansas; stepdaughter, Lee Ann Shire of Topeka, Kansas; fourteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Sunflower Plaza Activity Fund or Richmond Healthcare Activity Fund c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, KS 66067.