Bonnelle Jewell was born 15 January 1923 to Charles Cyrus and Myrtle Florence (Bloodhart) Jewell, on the farm in Carlock Twp. Gregory, SD. Bonnelle was the last of eleven children born to the family. She passed away of natural causes on June 4 at the age of 93.
Funeral services were held on June 8 at the Grace Lutheran Church of Burke, followed by burial at the IOOF Cemetery in Gregory.
Bonnelle became a member of the Fairmont Methodist Church on 13 September 1936, a country church south of Gregory (after marriage she joined the Luthran Church in Colome, SD.)
She attended Dowling school District #34 grades 1-8. She graduated Gregory High School in 1940 and went one year of college at Wayne Sate College, Wayne, NE. After leaving school she moved to Deadwood, SD to live with her next older sister, Neva. Bonnelle was employed with Bell Telephone in Deadwood as a telephone operator.
In 1943, she met and married the love of her life, Harry P. Spreckels, on Oct. 31, 1943, the son of Charles Fred and Anna Karoline (Stenslid) Spreckels.
Bonnelle belonged to the Sunshine Sisters Extension Club in the 1940’s while living on the Hamill farm. After moving to Gregory, SD in 1990 she attended the Grace Lutheran Church in Burke, SD. Bonnelle was a beautiful seamstress making hers and her three daughters clothing until they went to high school. She made many beautiful square dance outfits as Harry was a square dance caller for many years. She also loved to garden, raise chickens and had beautiful flowers. Bonnelle loved to entertain, no one ever stopped that she didn’t serve a lovely lunch, especially her homemade pies, pastry rolls and buns.
Bonnelle was a wonderful wife and mother, her children and family loved her dearly and will miss her forever.
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