BUNSTON, Donna Mae 1946-2010

WINKELMAN, LINES, BONZER, BUNSTON, MINIKUS, ELWOOD-WYBORNY, CASTER

Posted By: N. Wagner (email)
Date: 3/14/2010 at 20:30:03

Donna M. (Bonzer) Bunston, 64, of Ionia, Iowa, formerly of Nashua, Iowa, died Thursday, March 4, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Mitchell County west of Osage.

Funeral services are 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 8, at Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home, Nashua with Rev. James Mann officiating.

Interment will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens rural Charles City with Cody Austin, Michael Rabbit, Cole Rabbit, Stephen Lines, Steve Minikus, Jared Minikus and Casey Bunston serving as pallbearers.

Visitation was 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday and from 10 a.m. to service time on Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Bunston Family.

Donna Mae was born February 2, 1946, in Charles City, the daughter of Kenneth and Valeda (Winkelman) Lines. She attended rural grade school and graduated from Nashua High School in 1964. In March of 1965, she was united in marriage to Donald Bonzer. To this union two children were born. The couple later divorced. For most of her life Donna lived in Nashua. She received her college education at NIACC, studying in the medical field. She retired from Floyd County Memorial Hospital as a ward clerk in 2007 after 19 years of faithful service. On June 20, 2009, Donna was united in marriage to Larry Bunston. This was the highlight of her retirement as well as the building of their new home in rural Ionia. Donna was a collector of dolphins, enjoyed bird watching, loved being with family, friends and being out in nature.

Donna is survived by her husband, Larry of Ionia; her parents, Kenneth and Valeda Lines of Nashua; one son, David (Denise) Bonzer of Wellsburg; one daughter, Dianna (Steve) Minikus of Denver; one step-son, Casey (Shelly) Bunston of Cresco; three step-daughters, Chelsea and Lacey Bunston both of Charles City and Abbey Bunston of Bassett; one sister, Gloria (Richard) Elwood-Wyborny of Charles City; one brother, Paul (Christi) Lines of Nashua; her father and mother-in-law, Lawrence and Vera (Caster) Bunston of Ionia; seven grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.

New Hampton Tribune - 8 March 2010