Bonnie Kingston Cooper 1924 - 2017

KINGSTON, COOPER, HANSEN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/19/2017 at 04:36:56

Sioux City Journal
23 May 2017

Bonnie Kingston Cooper of South Sioux City, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Regency Square Nursing Home in South Sioux City.

Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church in South Sioux City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Hunt Funeral Home.

Bonnie was born on Sept. 26, 1924, on the family farm near Allen, Neb. She was the daughter of Richard J. and Esther S. (Hansen) Kingston. She graduated from Allen High School.

Bonnie married Bud I. Cooper on Oct. 30, 1943, in South Sioux City. After high school Bonnie taught rural school in Allen, Neb., for three years. During World War II, she was employed at Wincharger in Sioux City. For 18 years, Bonnie worked at Fantles Department Store in the dress department. Bonnie then got her drivers license and went into sales, selling real estate. Bonnie was a agent for 25 years with Stinger Albertson in South Sioux City, retiring in January 2000.
Bonnie was a member of First Lutheran Church in South Sioux City. She was a member of the Board of Realtors, Senior Sues and Red Hat Society. She was a member of two card clubs, the penny ante poker and hand and foot.

Bonnie was an avid reader, enjoyed some gambling at Vegas and locally. Most of all, Bonnie enjoyed her family. She was a kind and loving person. She had nieces and nephews who she thoroughly enjoyed and who showed her much love and kindness. Bonnie made many lifetime friends.

Survivors include her daughter and husband, Linda (Doug) Carter; grandsons, Rodney and Debra Carter and Greg and special friend, Glenda; one great-granddaughter, Justine Carter; two great-grandsons, Ryan (fiancee, Samantha) Carter and Cameron (Haley) Carter; and one great-great-granddaughter, Juliet Carter.

Bonnie was preceded in death by her husband, Bud Cooper; her parents, Dick and Esther Kingston; her brother, Bud Kingston; and her sisters, Cherry Hamlin, Donna Boardman and Dixie Johnson.

A special thanks to Hospice of Siouxland and to the staff and caregivers at Regency Square in South Sioux City.