Photo courtesy of Owens and Brumley Funeral Home - Burkburnett
Apr 6, 1936 - May 30, 2025
In memory of and gratitude for your honorable military service. May God bless you and welcome you home.
Grateful Nation
June 04, 2025
My dear friend I have lifted you up in prayer to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for your eternal care and comfort and your special place by His side in Heaven! I love you and I will miss you until we meet again in Heaven!
Danny Owczarzak
San Antonio, TX 78240
Dan Owczarzak
June 03, 2025 | San Antonio, TX | Family
Ronald Victor Ponath, 89, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away Friday, May 30, 2025.
A rosary and vigil service will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by a visitation until 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 8, 2025 at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Burkburnett. The funeral liturgy will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 9, 2025 at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Burkburnett. Interment with full military honors will be 1:00 p.m. at Ft. Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, Oklahoma under the direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home in Burkburnett.
Ronald was born in Watertown, Wisconsin on April 6, 1936 to Victor and Margaret (Kasten) Ponath. After high school Ronald joined the United States Air Force where he served two tours in Korea as a Special Weapons Instructor and received his Black Belt in Tang Soo Do, and one tour in Japan. He was later stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio where he met the love of his life, Eloisa Martinez. They married on December 15, 1962 and were blessed with 62 years together.
Ronald was a very structured and loving man. He raised his daughters to rise-n-shine early, always take pride in all you do, and show respect to one another. His presence will truly be missed but his life lessons and legacy will live on.
Jesus said….”Do not let your heart be troubled. I am the resurrection and the life, whoever believes in me, though he dies, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. ~John 11:25
Ronald is preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Margaret Ponath; and his sisters, Marlene Polensky and her husband Don, and Judith Christenson.
Those left to cherish his memories and accomplishments are his loving wife, Eloisa M. Ponath; his daughters, DeAnna Rogers (Michael), and Lori Amador (Adan); his brother-in-law, Allan Christenson; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and eighteen nieces and nephews along with many neighbors and friends throughout his life.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.owensandbrumley.com
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