KNABE, Bonnie Jean - b. July 3, 1926 - d. October 11, 2008

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Bonnie Jean Knabe, age 82, of Moline, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2008 at the Howard Twilight Manor Nursing Home in Howard, Kansas.  Bonnie was born on July 3, 1926 in Chautauqua County, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence and Katie (Purkey) Knabe.

Bonnie was a graduate of Moline High School.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church Church in Moline, Kansas.  Through her working years, Bonnie was a waitress at various restaurants in different locations.  She retired from Woolworths Lunch Counter in Wichita, Kansas.

Bonnie is survived by five sisters: Betty Salle and Martha Cooley of Moline, Kansas, Kathryn Doshier of Wichita, Kansas, Sue Mills of Derby, Kansas, and Mary Riney of Lakewood, Colorado; one sister-in-law, Phyllis Knabe of Arvada, Colorado; and nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, George Fred Knabe.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at the First Baptist Church in Moline, Kansas  Visitation will be from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, October 13, 2008 at Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard, Kansas.  Interment will be at Moline Cemetery.  Contributions are suggested to either Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice or the First Baptist Church in Moline and may be left with the funeral home.

Online condolences for the family may be left at www.countrysidefh.com.  Arrangements are under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard, Kansas.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)