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LaVonne E “Bonnie” Dorenkamp Boelman

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Birth	:	28 Sep 1925
Death	:	6 Jun 2019 Solon, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Meservey Cemetery, Meservey, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9080582, -93.4786072
Inscription	:	Parents of Roberta and Rebecca
Description	:	LaVonne "Bonnie" E. Boelman, age 93, of the Meservey/Belmond, IA, areas, most recently a resident of the Solon Care Facility, Solon, IA, died, Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Solon Care Facility. Funeral services at the First Reformed Church of Meservey, Reverend Rodney Meester officiating, burial in the Meservey Cemetery. Bonnie entered her heavenly home on June 6, 2019, at the age of 93. Bonnie was the 10th of 11 children of Jacob and Rosa (Pals) Dorenkamp. She excelled in basketball and softball at Meservey High School and graduated in 1943, then going to Chicago... Read More	LaVonne "Bonnie" E. Boelman, age 93, of the Meservey/Belmond, IA, areas, most recently a resident of the Solon Care Facility, Solon, IA, died, Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Solon Care Facility. Funeral services at the First Reformed Church of Meservey, Reverend Rodney Meester officiating, burial in the Meservey Cemetery. Bonnie entered her heavenly home on June 6, 2019, at the age of 93. Bonnie was the 10th of 11 children of Jacob and Rosa (Pals) Dorenkamp. She excelled in basketball and softball at Meservey High School and graduated in 1943, then going to Chicago to work in a war plant making parts for the B-17 bomber. She remembered it as “a great experience.” She married Benjamin Boelman in 1945. Shortly after marriage she was offered a scholarship to AIB in Des Moines to play basketball but turned it down. Bonnie was the ultimate “people person”. “I truly love helping and taking care of others,” she said. These words were displayed throughout her lifetime. Bonnie drove school bus-a job she held for 25 years often including two generations of children. Bonnie said, ‘I loved seeing all the children.” She enjoyed fishing with her husband, loved making quilts for her children and grandchildren, crafts, and embroidered many tea towels for family and friends. After her husband died in 1984, she worked at Unisys (manufacturing plant) for 10 years in Clear Lake Iowa, and then took classes as a Nurses Aid and Hospice caregiver. She volunteered for Hospice Care for many people in the surrounding communities and called it her “first love” and deeply rewarding. Bonnie also loved politics and was the Mayor of Meservey for 12 years, starting in 1990. During her tenure, the citizens voted to build a park with a gazebo and put in a city sewer system. She would often remark, “To this day, I still love politics!” Bonnie was a member of First Reformed Church all of her life, and active in the RCW group since 1952, “I talk to my Savior all of the time,” always telling others “Be thankful for each day because you are not promised tomorrow.” In 2004, Bonnie moved to Belmond to live in a retirement apartment and at the encouragement of her family, Bonnie moved into the Family Living Center in North Liberty in 2012. She enjoyed being “close to family and sharing in their lives”. While in Belmond, she traded in her car for a new set of wheels (scooter) and put many miles on the bike paths of both Belmond and North Liberty enjoying the outdoors, visiting with others. She is survived by her two daughters, Roberta “Robbie” (Terry) Donahue, and Rebecca “Becky” (Sheldon) Schroeder both of North Liberty. Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren, Great-grandchildren and a Great-Great-granddaughter who has not yet arrived. Bonnie was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was preceded in death by husband Ben, sisters: Nettie Watermiller, Martha Heykants, Ethel Dorenkamp, Luella Boelman, Ruth Suntken, Marie Schott, and Leona Lieberknecht, brothers: Lewis, Lester, and Robert Dorenkamp. Obituary and picture courtesy of Andrews Funeral Home, Belmond, Iowa

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LaVonne E “Bonnie” Dorenkamp Boelman's memorial is located at: Meservey Cemetery, Meservey, Franklin County, USA.
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LaVonne E “Bonnie” Dorenkamp Boelman death on 6 Jun 2019 in Solon, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.9080582
Longitude: -93.4786072

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Ben J Boelman

(1913 - 1984)

Siblings

Luella Dorenkamp Boelman

(1912 - 1990)

Ruth D Dorenkamp Suntken

(1916 - 2001)

Lewis Lambert Dorenkamp

(1917 - 1993)

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