Bonita “Bonnie” Marie Onken, age 82, of Lidderdale, IA, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at Regency Park Nursing Home in Carroll.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale with Pastor Robert Wagner officiating. Casket bearers will be Bonnie’s grandchildren. Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery near Lidderdale.
Visitation will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale for one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Those in attendance at Bonnie’s services are asked to abide by Covid – 19 social distancing guidelines and masks are recommended.
Bonnie was born on September 17, 1937 in Carroll, IA, and she was the daughter of Frank and Loretta (Steffes) Broich. She grew up in Maple River and graduated from St. Angela’s Academy in Carroll. Bonnie was married to Vernal Onken on February 2, 1955 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA. The couple made their home in Lidderdale where they raised their three children and farmed. Bonnie worked at the S&S Store in Carroll for 31 years. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale where she taught Sunday School, was a member of the church guild. Bonnie enjoyed traveling, bowling, dancing, and she loved to bake for her family.
Bonnie is survived by her children and their families: daughter, Robin (Joe), Rick (Vicki), and Rhonda (Rod); nine grandchildren: Chad (Cindi), Joel (Tami), twins - Justin (Bobbi Sue) and Jamie (Nicole), Lyndsie (Kevin), Dan (Wendy), Ryan (Bri), Anthony (Amanda), and Rudy (Candice); 26 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Rita (Marvin), Dorothy, Phyllis (George), and Christy (Terry); and several nieces, nephews, and other extended family members.
Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Loretta Broich; her mother and father-in-law, Arthur and Viola Onken; her siblings: Jane Wessling, Esther Leiting, Richard Broich, Denny Broich, and Marion Broich, in infancy; a grandson, Andrew Lewis, in 2013; a great-grandson, Joshua Lewis, in 2018; and her husband, Vernal, in 2011.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale with Pastor Robert Wagner officiating. Casket bearers will be Bonnie’s grandchildren. Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery near Lidderdale.
Visitation will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale for one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Those in attendance at Bonnie’s services are asked to abide by Covid – 19 social distancing guidelines and masks are recommended.
Bonnie was born on September 17, 1937 in Carroll, IA, and she was the daughter of Frank and Loretta (Steffes) Broich. She grew up in Maple River and graduated from St. Angela’s Academy in Carroll. Bonnie was married to Vernal Onken on February 2, 1955 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA. The couple made their home in Lidderdale where they raised their three children and farmed. Bonnie worked at the S&S Store in Carroll for 31 years. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale where she taught Sunday School, was a member of the church guild. Bonnie enjoyed traveling, bowling, dancing, and she loved to bake for her family.
Bonnie is survived by her children and their families: daughter, Robin (Joe), Rick (Vicki), and Rhonda (Rod); nine grandchildren: Chad (Cindi), Joel (Tami), twins - Justin (Bobbi Sue) and Jamie (Nicole), Lyndsie (Kevin), Dan (Wendy), Ryan (Bri), Anthony (Amanda), and Rudy (Candice); 26 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Rita (Marvin), Dorothy, Phyllis (George), and Christy (Terry); and several nieces, nephews, and other extended family members.
Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Loretta Broich; her mother and father-in-law, Arthur and Viola Onken; her siblings: Jane Wessling, Esther Leiting, Richard Broich, Denny Broich, and Marion Broich, in infancy; a grandson, Andrew Lewis, in 2013; a great-grandson, Joshua Lewis, in 2018; and her husband, Vernal, in 2011.
Bonita “Bonnie” Marie Onken, age 82, of Lidderdale, IA, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at Regency Park Nursing Home in Carroll.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale with Pastor Robert Wagner officiating. Casket bearers will be Bonnie’s grandchildren. Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery near Lidderdale.
Visitation will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale for one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Those in attendance at Bonnie’s services are asked to abide by Covid – 19 social distancing guidelines and masks are recommended.
Bonnie was born on September 17, 1937 in Carroll, IA, and she was the daughter of Frank and Loretta (Steffes) Broich. She grew up in Maple River and graduated from St. Angela’s Academy in Carroll. Bonnie was married to Vernal Onken on February 2, 1955 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA. The couple made their home in Lidderdale where they raised their three children and farmed. Bonnie worked at the S&S Store in Carroll for 31 years. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale where she taught Sunday School, was a member of the church guild. Bonnie enjoyed traveling, bowling, dancing, and she loved to bake for her family.
Bonnie is survived by her children and their families: daughter, Robin (Joe), Rick (Vicki), and Rhonda (Rod); nine grandchildren: Chad (Cindi), Joel (Tami), twins - Justin (Bobbi Sue) and Jamie (Nicole), Lyndsie (Kevin), Dan (Wendy), Ryan (Bri), Anthony (Amanda), and Rudy (Candice); 26 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Rita (Marvin), Dorothy, Phyllis (George), and Christy (Terry); and several nieces, nephews, and other extended family members.
Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Loretta Broich; her mother and father-in-law, Arthur and Viola Onken; her siblings: Jane Wessling, Esther Leiting, Richard Broich, Denny Broich, and Marion Broich, in infancy; a grandson, Andrew Lewis, in 2013; a great-grandson, Joshua Lewis, in 2018; and her husband, Vernal, in 2011.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale with Pastor Robert Wagner officiating. Casket bearers will be Bonnie’s grandchildren. Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery near Lidderdale.
Visitation will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale for one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Those in attendance at Bonnie’s services are asked to abide by Covid – 19 social distancing guidelines and masks are recommended.
Bonnie was born on September 17, 1937 in Carroll, IA, and she was the daughter of Frank and Loretta (Steffes) Broich. She grew up in Maple River and graduated from St. Angela’s Academy in Carroll. Bonnie was married to Vernal Onken on February 2, 1955 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA. The couple made their home in Lidderdale where they raised their three children and farmed. Bonnie worked at the S&S Store in Carroll for 31 years. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale where she taught Sunday School, was a member of the church guild. Bonnie enjoyed traveling, bowling, dancing, and she loved to bake for her family.
Bonnie is survived by her children and their families: daughter, Robin (Joe), Rick (Vicki), and Rhonda (Rod); nine grandchildren: Chad (Cindi), Joel (Tami), twins - Justin (Bobbi Sue) and Jamie (Nicole), Lyndsie (Kevin), Dan (Wendy), Ryan (Bri), Anthony (Amanda), and Rudy (Candice); 26 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Rita (Marvin), Dorothy, Phyllis (George), and Christy (Terry); and several nieces, nephews, and other extended family members.
Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Loretta Broich; her mother and father-in-law, Arthur and Viola Onken; her siblings: Jane Wessling, Esther Leiting, Richard Broich, Denny Broich, and Marion Broich, in infancy; a grandson, Andrew Lewis, in 2013; a great-grandson, Joshua Lewis, in 2018; and her husband, Vernal, in 2011.
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