Earl Oscar BONDE

1925 - 2011  (86 years)

• Name	Earl Oscar BONDE
  Birth	22 Feb 1925	Rice County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Apr 2011	Rice County, Minnesota
  Burial	Valley Grove Cemetery, Wheeling Twp, Rice County, Minnesota
  Notes	Earl Bonde, 86, of Nerstrand died Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at his home due to complications from a rare disease called Amyloidosis. Funeral services will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, Nerstrand on Monday, April 11, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. Judy Gustafson officiating. Interment will be at Valley Grove Cemetery, Nerstrand. Visitation will be at the Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault, on Sunday, April 10, 2011, from 2 to 6 p.m. and also at the church for one hour prior to the service on Monday. Earl was born Feb. 22, 1925, the son of Oscar and Clara (Severson) Bonde. He was baptized on April 12, 1925, Easter Sunday, at home by the Rev. Rolf Rosenquist. He was united in marriage to Charlotte Houglum on May 22, 1954, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Medford. He grew up on the family farm in Nerstrand, which he farmed with his brother Harold, and later with son Bill and nephews Gary and John. Earl was involved in many community organizations, including Grace Lutheran Church, Lenten Community Men's Choir, Valley Grove Cemetery Association, Farm Bureau, Federal Land Bank and Nerstrand Elevator Board. He loved spending time with family and friends. His life was richly blessed with many loving stories and memories. Earl loved his Norwegian heritage; both he and Charlotte enjoyed traveling several times to their native country. He was a longtime bowler still trying to achieve the perfect game in his early 80s. Earl loved to read, play games with his grandchildren and Freecell on the computer. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte; six children, Steve and (Linda) Bonde, Bill and (Barb) Bonde, Gerald and (Denise) Bonde, Pete and (Julie) Bonde, Karen Bonde (Carla Kennedy), and Kris Bonde; 11 grandchildren, Marcus, Kyle and Angie, Nate and Nicole, Blake, Evan and Merri, Jacob, Karl and Luke; two brothers, Robert and (Carol) Bonde, Harold and (Anne) Bonde; one sister, Helen and (Dick) Lodmill; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Alice Stenbakken and a grandson, Hans Bonde.
  Person ID	I35369	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Oscar Albert BONDE,   b. 3 Mar 1883, Rice County, Minnesota d. 3 Jan 1971, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Clara Bertine SEVERSON,   b. 21 May 1896, Goodhue County, Minnesota d. 14 Mar 1979, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1919
  Family ID	F24181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charlotte HOUGLUM
  Family ID	F24184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022