BONWELL, Emma L. (nee Vetter) 1924-2002

BONWELL, VETTER, LITTERER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/25/2009 at 10:46:21

WATERLOO, IOWA - Emma L. Bonwell, 77, of Waterloo, died Thursday, May 9, 2002 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 13, 2002, at St. Ansgar's Lutheran Church with burial in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday, May 12, 2002, from 1 to 8 p.m. at The Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball and one hour prior to services.

Emma was born Sept. 25, 1924, in Floyd County, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Elizabeth Litterer Vetter. She married Darold Bonwell on Dec. 31, 1945, in Preston, Minn. She was a physical therapist at Covenant Medical Center for 25 years, retiring in 1987. She was a member of the American Red Cross Disaster Crew for many years.

Living family members include a son, Ronald Bonwell of Waterloo; a daughter, Dianne Angen of Waterloo; two sisters, Martha Dukowitz of Dallas, Texas and Mildred Bahlman of Waterloo; three grandsons, Michael Angen of Waterloo, Mark Angen of Hudson and Douglas Bonwell of Cedar Falls; eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Darold on Dec. 26, 1990 and a brother, Arthur Vetter.

Memorials may be directed to the family.