Barbara passed away unexpectedly at her daughter's home in Sonoma. She was 65.
Barbara was daughter of Alpheus and Frances Reuss Ponce. She lived in Tuolumne County all through her young years and graduated from Sonora High School. She then attended San Francisco State University where she met her husband. They married in 1961 and moved to Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, in 1964 to raise their family.
Barbara was a Girl Scout leader and a member of the Glen Ellen Community Church for 33 years, serving in various capacities. She also served as a coordinator for Mothers of Preschoolers at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church and was instrumental in starting the Young Life and WyldLife youth clubs in Sonoma Valley.
Over the years, Barbara was a volunteer, library technician and school secretary at Dunbar Elementary School. She also worked at the Sonoma Valley Library and the Sonoma County Office of Education. After her retirement, she frequently substituted in school offices throughout Sonoma Valley.
Family members said she was known for her kindness and sense of humor.
She was preceded in death by her father, Alpheus Ponce, her mother, Frances Reuss Ponce, and her brother, Richard Lee Ponce. Richard was her only sibling.
Source: Union Democrat newspaper, Sonora
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California Birth Index, 1905-1995, about Barbara Deane Ponce
Name: Barbara Deane Ponce
Birth Date: 27 May 1939
Gender: Female
Mother's Maiden Name: Reuss
Birth County: Tuolumne
1940 United States Federal Census about Barbara D Ponce
Name: Barbara D Ponce
Age: 10 months
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1939
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Sonora, Tuolumne, California
Street: Columbia Way
Sheet Number: 61A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: None
Household Members:
Alpheus Ponce 38
Frances C Ponce 23
Barbara D Ponce 10 months
California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985, about Barbara D Ponce
Name: Barbara D Ponce
Age: 22
Est. Birth: abt 1939
Spouse Name: David M Ginter
Spouse Age: 25
Est. Spouse Birth: abt 1936
Date: 27 Jun 1961
Location: San Francisco
Social Security Death Index about Barbara P. Ginter
Name: Barbara P. Ginter
Last Residence: 95442 Glen Ellen, Sonoma, California, United States of America
Born: 27 May 1939
Died: 2 Jan 2005
State (Year) SSN issued: California (1956)
Barbara passed away unexpectedly at her daughter's home in Sonoma. She was 65.
Barbara was daughter of Alpheus and Frances Reuss Ponce. She lived in Tuolumne County all through her young years and graduated from Sonora High School. She then attended San Francisco State University where she met her husband. They married in 1961 and moved to Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, in 1964 to raise their family.
Barbara was a Girl Scout leader and a member of the Glen Ellen Community Church for 33 years, serving in various capacities. She also served as a coordinator for Mothers of Preschoolers at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church and was instrumental in starting the Young Life and WyldLife youth clubs in Sonoma Valley.
Over the years, Barbara was a volunteer, library technician and school secretary at Dunbar Elementary School. She also worked at the Sonoma Valley Library and the Sonoma County Office of Education. After her retirement, she frequently substituted in school offices throughout Sonoma Valley.
Family members said she was known for her kindness and sense of humor.
She was preceded in death by her father, Alpheus Ponce, her mother, Frances Reuss Ponce, and her brother, Richard Lee Ponce. Richard was her only sibling.
Source: Union Democrat newspaper, Sonora
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California Birth Index, 1905-1995, about Barbara Deane Ponce
Name: Barbara Deane Ponce
Birth Date: 27 May 1939
Gender: Female
Mother's Maiden Name: Reuss
Birth County: Tuolumne
1940 United States Federal Census about Barbara D Ponce
Name: Barbara D Ponce
Age: 10 months
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1939
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Sonora, Tuolumne, California
Street: Columbia Way
Sheet Number: 61A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: None
Household Members:
Alpheus Ponce 38
Frances C Ponce 23
Barbara D Ponce 10 months
California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985, about Barbara D Ponce
Name: Barbara D Ponce
Age: 22
Est. Birth: abt 1939
Spouse Name: David M Ginter
Spouse Age: 25
Est. Spouse Birth: abt 1936
Date: 27 Jun 1961
Location: San Francisco
Social Security Death Index about Barbara P. Ginter
Name: Barbara P. Ginter
Last Residence: 95442 Glen Ellen, Sonoma, California, United States of America
Born: 27 May 1939
Died: 2 Jan 2005
State (Year) SSN issued: California (1956)
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