This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/6997.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Daily Times Saturday, May 28, 1938 Page 8, Column 6 Obituaries Masonic Rite Tuesday For Dr. Bronson Masonic funeral services for Dr. Adolph Bronson, 61 years old, pioneer physician and surgeon and builder of the Renton Hospital, will be held at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday at Stokes Mortuary in Renton. Dr. Bronson died Thursday of a heart attack in the Virginia Mason Hospital. He had been ill a month. Dr. Bronson was born in Algona, Iowa, January 28, 1877 and came to Seattle in 1889. He entered the old Central School and was a member of the First Seattle High School cadets. Practice Begun in 1905 Dr. Bronson was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in San Francisco in 1904. After working nearly a year as an intern in hospitals thee, he opened an office in Renton in 1905. He built the Renton Hospital in 1911. Dr. Bronson was a member of the American Medical Society, the Washington State Medical Society, the King County Medical Society, the East Side Medial Society, the Seattle Surgical Scotia, the American Hospital Association, the Western Washington Hospital Association and for several years served on the Board of Trustees at Harborview Hospital. Besides his medical affiliations, Dr. Bronson was a member of the Washington Consistory, Scottish Rite Masons; the Nile Temple of the Shrine, the Royal Arch Masons and St. Andrew's Lodge No. 35, Free and Accepted Masons. St. Andrew's Lodge will conduct the services Tuesday. Member of Pioneer Group Dr. Bronson was also a member of the Nesika Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Eagles, the Knights of Pythias, the Renton Commercial Club and the Kiwanis Club. By virtue of his early residence in Seattle he was a member of the Pioneer Association. Surviving are the widow, Fern, at the family home in Renton; a son, Carl Bronson, Renton; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth B. Rideout, Yakima and a brother, Seg Bronson, Bellevue. ========== The Seattle Daily Times Friday, May 27, 1938 Page 25, Column 2 Announcements - Funerals Bronson - May 26, Dr. Adolph Bronson of Renton, aged 61, beloved husband of Fern Bronson, father of Mrs. Ruth Rideout, Yakima; Carl Bronson, Renton; brother of Seg Bronson, Bellevue. Masonic services Tuesday 10:30AM, from Stokes Mortuary, Renton. Interment Kent Cemetery. ========== The Seattle Daily Times Wednesday, June 1, 1938 Page 5, Column 7 Bronson Death Closes Hospital Leaderless without its founder and Superintendent, Dr. Adolph Bronson, who died last Thursday, the Renton Hospital was closed indefinitely today. Miss Margaret Steele, the physician's secretary, said he had asked that the hospital be closed after his death until some individual or organization could be found to take it over. The hospital was founded in 1911. ========== The Seattle Daily Times Friday, June 3, 1938 Page 4, Column 7 Dr. Bronson's Estate $15,000 The will of Dr. Adolph Bronson, leaving virtually all his estate to his widow, was admitted to probate yesterday by Superior Judge John A. Frater. The estate was valued at approximately $15,000. Mrs. Fern A. Bronson, the widow, was named executrix. Dr. Bronson operated a hospital in Renton many years. ========== The Seattle Times Tuesday, April 26, 1949 Page 12, Column 3 Mrs. Adolph Bronson Funeral services were held in Renton Saturday for Mrs. Fern Bronson, widow of Dr. Adolph Bronson, early Renton physician and founder of the Bronson Memorial Clinic, the city's first hospital. She died Thursday. Mrs. Bronson, born in Kokomo, Indiana, had lived in Renton 43 years. She was a member of the Renton Presbyterian Church and the Order of Eastern Star. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Rideout, San Diego, California; a son, Carl Bronson, Seattle and three grandchildren. ========== The Kent News-Journal Thursday, April 28, 1949 Page 1 Fern Bronson Services Held Services for Fern Albertine Bronson, 65, who died April 21 in her home at Renton, were conducted by Stokes Mortuary in Renton last Saturday, with burial in Kent Cemetery under direction of Stokes and Chittenden. Cause of death was laid to a stroke following the earthquake on April 13. Mrs. Bronson was a member of the Presbyterian Church and had resided in this district since 1907. She was born February 6, 1883 in Kokomo, Indiana, to Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Chittenden. Her husband was the late Dr. Adolph Bronson of Renton. Surviving her is a son, Carl, of Seattle, and a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Rideout of San Diego, California. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.