BONNIE J. THILGES€¦ · West Bend, Iowa Friday, January 3, 2020 - 10:30 AM OFFICIATING Rev. Fr....
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Bonnie J. Thilges1938 - 2019
In Loving Memory
Weare
Family
An Alzeheimer’s Request
Do not ask me to remember,Don’t try to make me understand,
Let me rest and know you’re with me,Kiss my cheek and hold my hand.
I’m confused beyond your concept,I am sad and sick and lost.All I know is that I need you
To be with me at all cost.
Do not lose your patience with me,Do not scold or curse or cry.
I can’t help the way I’m acting,Can’t be different though I try.
Just remember that I need you,That the best of me is not gone,
Please don’t fail to stand beside me,Love me ‘til my life is done.
Author Unknown
Those we love and lose are together with us in heart,forever with us in memory.
Bonnie Jean, daughter of Chester Herman and Helen Travis Crotts, was born September 10, 1938 in Rolfe, Iowa. She received her education in West Bend, Iowa, graduating from West Bend High School in 1956. Bonnie attended cosmetology school where she learned to cut and style hair. She was united in marriage with Mark Thilges on September 10, 1958 at Sts. Peter & Paul's Catholic Church in West Bend. The couple made their home in St. Joseph, Iowa before moving to West Bend in 1967. Bonnie was a devoted homemaker and also held several different jobs in West Bend throughout the years. She enjoyed TOPS, jigsaw puzzles and crossword puzzles, but most important were her family and her faith. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of America and Sts. Peter & Paul's Ladies Aid. Bonnie died December 29, 2019 at Glen Oaks Alzheimer Special Care Center in Urbandale, Iowa where she had resided since 2017. Survivors include Bonnie's five children: Linda Thilges of West Bend, IA, Deborah (Jon) Kern of Fort Dodge, IA, Nicholas (Debra) Thilges of Owasso, OK, Michael Thilges of Rochester, MN and Stacey (Tony) Bukovich of Rosemount, MN; grandchildren: Nicole (Andy) Riggs, Jordan (Brett) Arnold, Jennifer (Trey) Flatgard, Abby Thilges, Mia Thilges, Mark Bukovich and Katelynn Bukovich; great grandchildren Caleb and Connor Riggs, Parker and Cohen Arnold and Truitt Flatgard; and sisters Bertha Adams of Las Vegas, NV and Betty Banwart of West Bend, IA. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, husband Mark in 1992, grandson A.J. Thilges and brother Frank Crotts.
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West Bend, Mallard, Gilmore Citywww.harrisfuneralservices.com
IN MEMORY OF
BONNIE J. THILGES
DATE OF BIRTHSeptember 10, 1938
Rolfe, Iowa
DATE OF DEATHDecember 29, 2019
Urbandale, Iowa
SERVICES FROMSts. Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church
West Bend, IowaFriday, January 3, 2020 - 10:30 AM
OFFICIATINGRev. Fr. Edward GirresRev. Fr. Merle KollaschRev. Mr. Gerald Streit
MUSICSong leaders: Deanne Banwart, Angela Helleseth
John Banwart“O Come All Ye Faithful ”
“Hear I Am Lord”“Silent Night”
“Lead Me Lord” Organist: Julie Bargman
COMMITTAL SERVICEWest Bend Cemetery
West Bend, Iowa
CASKET BEARERSRandy Adams Shannon Adams Jeff Banwart
Dave Banwart Scott Banwart Rick Crotts