Highlands Ranch, Colorado - Ronald Bruce Gardner, 68, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was born on August 23, 1955, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Eunice (Redenbaugh) Gardner.

Bruce grew up in Osage City, had lived in the Kansas City area and the San Francisco Bay area, and then had settled in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Bruce graduated from Osage City High School and then received a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Kansas. While at K.U., he was active in the U.S. Navy ROTC Program.

Bruce worked as a graphic artist for most of his career, having worked for several newspaper, magazine and online publications, and as a freelance artist and photographer.  He had been the art director for the San Francisco Giants Baseball team. Bruce was a member of both the Golden Gate and Rocky Mountain Austin Healey Clubs of America and had been the president of the Kansas City Austin Healey Club of America. He was also a member of the American Institute of Graphic Artists.

On September 9, 1978, Bruce was united in marriage to Donna Carlson in Osage City. To this union two sons were born, Patrick and Christopher.

Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Eunice; and by his sister, Lori Ann Fisher.

Bruce is survived by his wife Donna of 45 years; his two sons, Patrick Gardner of Houston, Texas and Christopher Gardner of Highlands Ranch, Colorado; his three brothers, Kent Gardner of Topeka, Rick Gardner of Osage City and Jeff Gardner of Osage City; and two grandchildren, Charlotte and Jamison Gardner.

Funeral services for Bruce will be held at 2:00pm on Monday, September 25, at the Feltner Funeral Chapel in Lyndon. Burial will be in the Alpine Cemetery, at Turkey Point on Melvern Lake. The family will receive friends from 1:00pm until service time on Monday. Memorial contributions for Bruce may be made to Michael J. Fox Parkinson's Foundation, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Avenue, Lyndon, KS 66451.