Dorothy Boneschans 1936-2012

BONESCHANS, WARNKE, HOWE, VANDER BEEK, JOHNSON, VAN WESTEN, SMITH, BJERKNES, PALMER, FENNEL, MEHMEN, SCHIRMER, LEMON, LAMFERS

Posted By: Darcy Schultz-volunteer (email)
Date: 1/8/2013 at 17:10:28

Service:
Saturday, December 8, 2012
2:00 PM
Melvin United Methodist Church

Special Services:
The family will be present at the church for visitation from 1:00 p.m. until service time on Saturday.

Dorothy Margaret (Warnke) Boneschans, the daughter of Delbert and Gladys (Howe) Warnke, was born in Paullina, IA on July 28, 1936. The family lived in the Paullina area until Dorothy was seven. They moved to Sanborn, IA, where she received her education and graduated from Sanborn High School.

On August 17, 1954, she was united in marriage to Robert L. Boneschans at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. The couple first lived on the family farm by Ashton, IA, and then on many other farms before moving to Melvin in 1986. Dorothy was employed at Campbell’s Soup for a number of years. She also cleaned house for a neighbor, however, most of her time was spent caring for her own family and home. Dorothy was a member of the United Methodist Church at Melvin.

Dorothy enjoyed gardening, canning, baking and sewing. She did the mending and patching for her family, and made doll clothes and stuffed bears for her grandchildren. At one time she did quilting with other ladies of the church. She had been a resident at the Kuiper Villa in Sanborn since February 2012. She passed away at the Sanford Sheldon Medical Center on Sunday, December 2, 2012, at the age of 76.

Survivors include her husband, Robert; her daughter, Rose (Arlyn) Vander Beek of Edgerton, MN; sons, Robert Boneschans, Jr. of Orange City, IA, Gordon (Cheryl) Boneschans of Bigelow, MN; and daughter, Peggy (Phil) Johnson of Melvin, IA; 15 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; three sisters, Delores Smith, Linda Bjerknes and Ruth Palmer; sisters-in-law, Arlene Boneschans, Joyce Fennel, Shirley Warnke, Gayle Boneschans and Jane Boneschans; three brothers-in-law, Doug (Judy) Boneschans, Don (Marlene) Boneschans, and Denny Boneschans; other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one son in infancy, Paul Eugene; a son-in-law, Royce Van Westen; two sisters, Wanda (Bud) Mehmen and Marlys (Kenny) Schirmer; three brothers, Virgil Warnke, Ronald Warnke and Robert Warnke; a sister-in-law, Judy Lemon; five brothers-in-law, Harold Boneschans, Dale Boneschans, Gary Boneschans, Howard Smith and Bill Fennel; a grandchild, Mike Vander Beek; a niece, Vicki Boneschans; a nephew, Mike Boneschans and other relatives.

In loving memory of

Dorothy M. Boneschans
Born ~ July 28, 1936
Died ~ December 2, 2012
Age ~ 76 years 4 months 4 days

Funeral Service
2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 2012
Melvin United Methodist Church

Clergy ~ Pastor Barb Dinelli
Organist ~ Pat Wachtel
Congregational Singing
“Amazing Grace”
“On Eagles’ Wings”
“How Great Thou Art”
“Here I Am Lord”

Pallbearers
Robert Boneschans III Dusten Lamfers John Lamfers
Rory Van Westen David Mulvihill Chad Vander Beek

Ushers
Daryle Daggett Harvey Juber

Inurnment
At a later date