Bonnie Gruber

BONNIE GRUBER

Bonnie M. Gruber, 71, of Mondovi, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016, at the American Lutheran Home in Mondovi.
Bonnie was born on April 3, 1944, in Eau Claire, to the late Marvin and Harriet (Smith) Jacobson.
She attended grade school at Randall Elementary and graduated from 1962 from Memorial High School in Eau Claire.
On Sept. 14, 1963, she married Bernard Gruber at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Mondovi.
She worked at the Mondovi Super Value for several years and the American Lutheran Home for many years, where she enjoyed being the activities director.
Bonnie loved spending time with her grandchildren and shopping with her daughter and sisters. She loved to cook, bake, play cards with friends and travel with her friends on short, but memorable, trips. She also liked bowling on the women’s league for many years, and one of her most favorite things to do was to travel to Waumandee for chicken every month to celebrate birthdays.
Survivors include sons, Derrick Gruber of Mondovi, Chad (Kim) Gruber of Mondovi; daughter, Angela (Charles) Schuster of Oshkosh; grandchildren, Ashley Brekke, Eric Pittman, Dalton Dregney, Deanna Dregney, Clay Gruber, Cloe Gruber, Carrie Schmitz, Father Daniel Schuster, Kathryn Douglas, Anna Schuster; nine great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, Eugene (Carol) Gruber, Larry Buxton; sister-in-law, Betty Bauer.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bernard Gruber; daughter-in-law, Shari Gruber; sisters, Sigrid Buxton and Alva (Roger) Hayes; brothers-in-law, Robert (Dorothy) Gruber and Darold Bauer.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Mondovi on Monday, March 28, at 11 a.m., with Father Daniel Schuster officiating. Burial followed at the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Mondovi.
Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home of Mondovi assisted the family. You may leave your online condolences to the family at www.kjentvet-smithfuneralhome.com.