Bonner, Amanda Flo 1918 - 2008

BONNER, ODOM, RUCKER, PANHOFF, NICHOLS

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 5/25/2013 at 16:11:35

Amanda Flo Bonner, 89, of Clear Lake passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2008,
at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.

Funeral Services were held Monday, April 28, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake. Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Family suggests
memorials to Amanda Flo Bonner Memorial Fund.

Flo was born June 27, 1918 in Burchinal, Iowa the daughter of Charles A.
and Rosella (Rucker) Odom. She attended Mt. Vernon Twp. #5 rural school.

Flo married John Gene Bonner on June 27, 1936 in Mason City, Iowa. They
farmed south of Clear Lake until 1958 when they moved to Clear Lake. She worked
at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital for over 28 years in the nursery as a nurses aide.

She loved to garden, listen to country music, travel and especially
spending time with the grandchildren.

Flo is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Betty (Jerry) Arnold, Clear Lake;
daughter-in-law, Deanna Bonner, Clear Lake; 12 grandchildren, Marge Wessels,
Clear Lake, Sam (Judy) Arnold, Clear Lake, Jerry (Janette) Arnold, Clear Lake,
Lisa Arnold and companion, Doug Wilson, Ventura, Scott (Melissa) Arnold, Rake,
Iowa, Mike Arnold, Clear Lake, Jim Bonner, Ardmore, Okla., Barb (Steve) Wells,
Cody, Wyo., Bob (Rose) Bonner, Knoxville, Iowa, Chad (Shannon) Bonner,
Hanlontown, Iowa, Angela (Dustin) Meuzalaar, Pella, Iowa, and Tony Bonner,
Emmons, Minn.; 36 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchilden.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John, on April 3, 1985;
son, Bob; two sisters, Beulah Panhoff and Mae Nichols; brother, Clifford Odom;
and great-granddaughter, Harley Bonner.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.