Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes Dead at 78

Question

TMZ reported Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes Dead at 78

“Ronnie's family said she died Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer, in the arms of her husband.”

~RIP~

Veronica Yvette Bennett (August 10, 1943 –January 12, 2022)

So sad to hear of her passing 

One of her songs on YouTube “Be My Baby” is legendary

See her Wikipedia

Does she have a wiki?

Note: she has a FindAGrave memorial that’s not managed but can’t view? 

Comments

She was previously married to Notable Phil Spector who passed in 2021; see his FindAGrave. 

He also has a Wikitree see Harvey Phillip Spector (1939 - 2021)

Answer 1

I thought she would have been there with Phil,

but apparently not.

Her sister Estelle is already deceased.

This is their father ...

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bennett-29216

Comments

Thank you. It doesn’t appear she has a wiki yet. The link to the father is helpful 

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Added her to Wikitree so collaboration can begin.

Answer 2

thank you Andrew for helping us honor Ronnie!

Comments

So happy to help where I can and appreciate any collaboration 

Answer 3

Since her passing last week, I have been fleshing out her family tree on Geni, which previously had been pretty sparse.  Much of the information and documents overlaps with what is on her Wikitree, but I have been able to find some supplemental material.  I will check to see if I've found any additional ancestors.  By the way, I agree with the previous comment that all available documents list her father Louis Bennett as Black, not white or Irish American.  So far, I've not found any documents listing white ancestors.  I am also curious to know about any Native American roots that some sources claim she had.

Comments

Her Wikipedia states “Her mother was of African-American and Cherokee descent and her father was Irish American.” 

I’d like to find her Native American Cherokee ancestry. I’m not finding the Irish root yet. 

Any collaboration is appreciated.