Patricia E. Ronfeldt, 54 years, of Ladson, South Carolina, and formerly of Waterville, Ohio, died Sunday, February 9, 2003 in Trident Hospital, Charleston, SC. Born April 10, 1948 in Toledo, Ohio, she was the daughter of Edward Thornton, Sr. and Muriel Weith Thornton. Patricia was a homemaker most of her life and a faithful member of Tall Pines Baptist Church in South Carolina.

She is survived by her husband of twelve years, Theodore Ronfeldt of Ladson, SC; mother, Muriel Thornton of Waterville, OH; brother Edward Thornton, Jr. of Waterville, OH; sister Terry (Gary) Johnson of Jasper, MI. Also surviving are her aunt, Mary Rita Thornton; brothers and sisters-in-law James and Susan Paul, and Dennis and Marty Everhart, and her step-children Christopher (Wendy) Ronfeldt, Seane (Tabitha) Ronfeldt, Michael (Mary Ann) Ronfeldt, and Andrew (Karen) Ronfeldt. Her first husband, Marc Snoderly; father, Edward Thornton, Sr., and sister Barbara Thornton preceded her in death. 

Visitation will begin after 7 p.m. on Thursday in the Wells Funeral Home, Waterville, OH, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 14, 2003 with Reverend Gary Shear of Faith Community Church, Grand Rapids, OH, officiating. Interment will follow in Ottawa Hills Memorial Park Cemetery, Toledo, OH. The family suggests that tributes take the form of contributions to the charity of the donor's choice.