Raymond J. Bonlender, 77, of St. Kilian, retired farmer, died Monday, June 23, 1980, at Hope Nursing Home, Lomira, where he resided for 1 1/2 years.
He was born April 20, 1903, in the Town of Wayne, Washington County, a son of the late Joseph and Kathrine Boegel Bonlender. He married Josephine Weiglein at LeRoy, and she died Jan. 22, 1976. [Handwritten "Married May 1929"]
Mr. Bonlender was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Kilian Catholic Church and Catholic Knights.
Survivors include three sons, Elroy Schrauth of rural Campbellsport, Alton Schrauth of rural Allenton and Lloyd Bonleder of Watertown; two daughter, Mrs. Orville (Lila Jean) Kreilkamp of Rubicon and Mrs. Robert (Diane) Flasch of rural Allenton; 26 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Paul (Rose) Just of Milwaukee and Mrs. Alvira Wettstein of West Bend; and two brothers, Reynold of St. Kilian and Othmer of Milwaukee. Two brothers and a sister preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Miller's Funeral Home, Kewaskum, and at 11 a.m. at St. Kilian Church, St. Kilian. The Rev. Joseph McDonald will officiate, and burial will follow in the parish cemetery.
Visitation for Mr. Bonlender will be after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home."
Raymond Bonlender is my husband's 1st cousin twice removed. According to my mother-in-law the marriage date was May 4, 1929 and I have Josephine's maiden name as "Werglein". Supporting documentation is still needed. Time to add that to my research calendar!
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