BONWELL, Dorothy Marie 1923-2004

BONWELL, ERICKSON, USHER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/16/2009 at 20:10:39

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CHARLES CITY, IOWA — Dorothy M. Bonwell, 80, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Charles City, died Friday (April 9, 2004) at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.

Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Bethany Alliance Church in Charles City, with the Rev. Gary Olson, Chaplain of Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, officiating. Burial will be in Riverton Cemetery, rural Nashua.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main in Charles City,

Memorials may be directed to the Cedar Valley Hospice, 2101 Kimball Ave., Suite 401, Waterloo, or to the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.

Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.

[Globe Gazette]

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DOROTHY M. BONWELL

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA — Dorothy M. Bonwell, 80, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Charles City, died Friday (April 9, 2004) at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.

Funeral services for Dorothy will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Bethany Alliance Church in Charles City. Pastor Gary Olson, Chaplain of the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, will officiate. Burial will be in Riverton Cemetery, rural Nashua.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles City.

Dorothy Marie Usher was born Sept. 20, 1923, in rural Chickasaw County, the daughter of Walter and Justena (Erickson) Usher. She attended school in Ionia and Nashua.

Dorothy was united in marriage to Donald C. Bonwell on Dec. 10, 1939, in Charles City. Donald passed away on Aug. 13, 1984.

Dorothy cooked for numerous years in the Charles City School District. She was a member of the Riverton Cemetery Association.

Dorothy and Donald always enjoyed going camping and fishing, but spending time with her family was most important.

Dorothy is survived and lovingly remembered by four sons: Lynn (Paulette) Bonwell, of Lansing; Allen (Carol) Bonwell, of Cedar Rapids; Bill D. (Mary Ann) Bonwell, of Waterloo, and Denny (Cheri) Bonwell, of Clear Lake; five daughters: Darliss (William) Farley of Waterloo; Sandra Huisman, of Waterloo; Donna (Guy, Jr.) Lines, of Nashua; Cherri (Roger) Cleveland, of Ionia, and Brenda (Steven) Malloy, of Omaha, Neb.; and a daughter-in-law, Sandie Bonwell, of Charles City.

Dorothy is also survived by 20 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; three brothers: Merle Usher and Lyle Usher, of Nashua, and Earl (Henrietta) Usher, of Indianola.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband; a son, James; three grandchildren; a son-in-law, Ronald Huisman; a brother, Virgil Usher; and two sisters, Mildred Buckel and Helen Jones.

Memorials may be directed to the Cedar Valley Hospice, 2101 Kimball Ave. Suite 401, Waterloo, IA, or to the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.

Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.

[Mason City Globe Gazette -- 4/11/2004]