Grodahl, Bonnie E. (1928-2017)

GRODAHL, KRUSE, PATTEN, VAN PELT, KOSTER, MORAN, HUFFMAN, FREML, DRUM

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 1/15/2018 at 15:44:52

Bonnie E. Grodahl
January 26, 1928 ~ December 8, 2017 (age 89)

Bonnie E. Grodahl, age 89, of Rembrandt, Iowa, died on Friday, December 8, 2017, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake after suffering a stroke at home.

Bonnie Elizabeth Kruse, a daughter of Herman and Daisy (Patten) Kruse, was born near Rossie, Iowa, on January 26, 1928. She began her education in a one room schoolhouse near Rossie, attended Rossie High School for three years, and Peterson High School for her senior year where she graduated in 1946.

On June 23, 1948, Bonnie married Eugene Grodahl at her parents’ farm home north of Peterson. To this union, three children were born: Steven, Janet and Karen. Bonnie loved helping Eugene in the field and working alongside him on the farm. Very talented, she, generously, applied her skills at sewing, cooking, gardening, especially with her flower garden, wall papering, and painting for the benefit of her family. Moreover, she enjoyed entertaining family and friends in her home. Indeed, she loved sharing her life with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, and she cherished the times they could spend together. In addition, as a faithful and active member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rembrandt and of the Merry Matrons, she was, always, willing to help in any way she could.

Bonnie’s life is honored and cherished by her family which includes her children: Steven Grodahl, of Urbandale, Iowa, Janet and Scott Van Pelt, of Windsor Heights, Iowa, and Karen Koster, of Johnston, Iowa; her six grandchildren: Ashley (Lance) Freml; Joshua (Lindsay) and Megan Huffman; Nicholas (Crystal) and Anthony (g/f Beth) Koster; and Heather (Mike) Moran; twelve great grandchildren: Cianna, Clara, Howie, Kamryn, Kyler, Liberty, Lily, Logan, Nicholas, Sakura, Sekobi, and Skyler; and her sisters-in-law, Vonnie and Jean Kruse; as well as by numerous nieces, nephews, other extended family members, and a host of friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Eugene; three brothers: Ivan, Ervin (Dutch), and Everett; three sisters-in-law: Dorothy (Dort) Kruse, Phyllis Grodahl, and Neola (Grodahl) Drum; and her brothers-in-law: Wayne Grodahl and Duane Drum.

Memorial services will be held Friday, December 15, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rembrandt. Burial will follow in the Little Sioux Valley Lutheran Cemetery in rural Rembrandt. Visitation will take place Thursday, December 14, 2017, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rembrandt. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is overseeing the arrangements.

Sliefert Funeral Homes, 2017.

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