Birth date: Apr 13, 1927 Death date: Nov 19, 2009
Robert Henry Bonthuis age 82 of Ravenna died, Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Poppen Hospice Residence surrounded by his loving family. Robert was born on April 13, 1927 to the late Clarence and Hendricka (Sterken) Bonthuis. R Read Obituary
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of Bob. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
I met Bob way back in 1976 or 1977. I had grown up on the family farm but we had retired in 76. I was 18. I was buying cows for Bob Mortensen & I met Bob at a large auction near Hastings. I immediately liked him & we hung around for 2 days, both buying some cows but never bidding against each other.
In those 2 days, Bob made a lasting impression. He taught me some things that I never forgot. He earned my respect in that short time for caring about an 18 year old kid.
I only saw Bob a handful of times after that & not in the past 20 years. I never forgot him though. I never will.
My heartfelt sympathy goes out to his family.
Im so sorry for your loss.My thoughts and Prayer's are with you and your family. A Father is what completes a family. Now at this time lean on our most precious father God. Look to each other and build on the strenght of each other and the wisdon that you father left with each of you.
gramps(dad) said u get what u give amen to that he taught me alot ty
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family on this difficult journey. May God put his loving arms around you and your loved ones and carry you thru this time, may his presious love and strenght give you all the strenght and courage to grow closer as a family and closer to God.
You cant quit until you try
You cant live until you die
You cant learn to tell the truth
Until you learn to lie
You cant breathe until you choke
You gotta laugh when youre the joke
Theres nothing like a funeral to make you feel alive
Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?
I know some things that you dont
Ive done things that you wont
Theres nothing like a trailer park to find your way back home
I was waiting for my hearse
What came next was so much worse
It took a funeral to make me feel alive
Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?
Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?
I will miss him. He would ask me banking questions and I would have to think pretty fast to get to the answer before him, most of the time he got there first.
