- Date Of Birth: March 13, 1935
- Date Of Death: August 18, 2017
- State: Iowa
Mary Ann, the daughter of Alfred and Mary Florence (Guessford) Ponder, was born on March 13, 1935 in Newton. She graduated from Newton High School in 1953 and received a degree in music from Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Mary Ann was united in marriage with Don Ringgenberg in 1958 and they were blessed with two sons, Donnie and Kirk. Mary Ann worked on the floor of the state house and then later with an insurance company in Des Moines filing insurance claims and other administrative duties.
Mary Ann is survived by her two sons, Donnie Ringgenberg and Kirk Ringgenberg (Tricia Maher and her children, Peyton and Morgan), both of Newton; granddaughter, Danette (Phil) Wells; great-grandchildren, Markus and Kai; and her sister, Betty Debban of Cedar Rapids. She was preceded in death by her parents; step-mother, Florence Ponder and a brother-in-law, Chuck Debban.
