Margaret (Margie) C Bonde, age 91, died peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2025 at her home in rural Newton.

Margie was born February 1, 1933 to the late John and Angeline (Binversie) Koenig.  Margie married Donald Bonde on October 20, 1951 at St Fidelis Catholic Church in Spring Valley.  Together they raised nine children on the family farm and in later years owned and operated Bonde's Quik Mart in Cleveland.  She was instrumental in starting the bakery/deli and spent many  early mornings opening the store and baking.

Margie was a former member of St Isidore Church where she enjoyed singing in the choir and was a current member of St Thomas the Apostle Church in Newton.

Margie loved spending time with family and especially loved holding all the babies and grandbabies that her and Donald have been blessed with.  She loved playing sheepshead, bingo, jigsaw puzzles, coloring and gardening.

Survivors include her beloved husband of 73 years, Donald; her children; Gary Bonde, Port Washington, Wanda (Jim) Sabel, Sheboygan Falls, Randall (Mary) Bonde, Newton, Daniel (Shelly) Bonde, Elkhart Lake, Karen (Robert) Hennings, Kiel, Cheryl (Andrew) Klauck, Cleveland, Russell (Mary) Bonde,  Newton, Roger Bonde, Manitowoc and daughter-in-law Mary Kuhnle-Bonde, Manitowoc, her 30 grandchildren and 60+ great grandchildren.  She is further survived by her sisters; Elizabeth Bonde, Brillion, La Verne (Roman) Karls, Green Bay and sister-in-law Marion Lenz, Kiel.

Preceding her in death were her parents, son; Anthony Bonde, grandson; Adam Bonde, her in-laws, Theodore and Genevieve Bonde, brothers; Victor (Margaret) (Alice) Koenig, Sylvester (Alice) Koenig, Roman (Theresa) Koenig, Robert (Evelyn) Koenig, Thomas (Marie) Koenig, sisters; Ruth (Francis) Scharenbroch, Virginia (Jerome) Neumeyer, Laura (Ashley) Wagner, Anna Mae (Donald) Stoelb, Arlene (Alfred) Schad, and Donald's seven brothers (sisters-in-law) and six sisters (brothers-in-law).

Funeral Mass for Margie will be held on Friday, January 10, 2025 at 12:00 pm at St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 8100 Brunner Rd, Newton.

The family will greet relatives and friends at the church on Friday from 9:00 am to 11:30 am.

Entombment will take place in Calvary Chapel and Mausoleum, Manitowoc.

A special thank you to the Compassus Hospice team for the compassion and care shown to Margie.  We deeply appreciate all the care you gave her.