Ronald Ronnie Lee Holstine

2014. Ronnie was born a "True Firecracker" July 4, 1970 in Lodi, California to

Ronnie and Thelma (Iversen) Holstine. Ronnie was baptized at Trinity

Lutheran Church. At age 5, he and his family moved back to San Luis Obispo

county living in Creston where he started kindergarten at Creston school, 2nd

grade at Shandon school, 3rd--5th in Paso Robles at Trinity Lutheran, 6th--8th at

Flamson Middle School, and graduated from Paso Robles High in 1988.

Ronnie loved the outdoors, riding horses, bicycles, and motorcycles at a very

young age. He played T-ball, pitched for Little League going on to All-Stars

each year, pitched for Paso Robles Bearcat Baseball Team. Ronnie was also a

star runner in Cross Country and Track. In 1987 Ronnie was chosen by the

International Sports Exchange to run the City to Surf Road Race in Sydney,

Australia. Ronnie also enjoyed boating, skiing, fishing, camping and dancing,

sharing all these with his daughter and son, family and friends.

Ronnie was a hard worker starting his little business mowing lawns in his

neighborhood at age 10. At 16, he became courtesy clerk with Safeway and

became manager of the liquor department. In 1991 he became owner-

operator of Performance Cleaning Systems starting with steam cleaning

store fronts in shopping centers, progressing to owning and operating a

small vacuum sweeper business for parking lots, progressing to larger broom

sweepers and being contracted to the City of Paso Robles which progressed

into sweeping behind many road crew companies.

Ronnie married Stephany Bengard in 1997. He leaves behind his daughter

Chloe, 16, and son Spencer, 12, father and mother, sister Jennifer

Wallingford, brother-in-law Richard, nephews Jonathan Morrison and Austin

Wallingford, grandmother Dorothy Holstine, father-in-law and mother-in-

law Paul and Fran Tognazzini, very close friends Crystal Knopp and Dave

Arnold and many, many other relatives and friends. Ronnie was

predeceased by his son Renn Christian, grandparents Joe Holstine, Elmer

and Gladys Iversen.

A Christian church service will be held Saturday, Nov. 15th at Trinity

Lutheran Church 940 Creston Road, Paso Robles, at 11:00 a.m. followed by a

Celebration of Life at the Paso Robles Event Center 2198 Riverside Ave.

In lieu of flowers, money deposits can be made at any Heritage Oaks Bank

locations under Ronnie Holstine benefit fund for his children's needs. If

mailing a check use 400 South River Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446.

Ronnie was a joy to be around, his infectious smile and great sense of humor

always kept people laughing. Ronnie was dearly loved and will remain in our

hearts forever.

Arrangements under the direction of Kuehl-Nicolay Funeral Home, Paso Robles, CA.