Hometown: Hale, Iowa November 30, 1941 - August 20, 2015

Bonnie L. Conwell, 73, of Hale passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 24, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Olin. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. on Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Olin. Burial will be in the Olin Cemetery. Lahey Funeral and Cremation Service is assisting the family with their services. Bonnie Lou was born on November 30, 1941 on a farm in rural Center Junction to John and Dorothy (Mohr) Wigger. She attended Olin Consolidated School. On June 27, 1958 she was united in marriage to Bruce Conwell at St. John's Lutheran Church in Olin. Bonnie was a homemaker and for many years helped her mother-in-law run the post office and store in Hale then worked at Cascade Forestry for about 10 years. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Olin. She enjoyed hunting mushrooms, fishing, and visiting the casinos. She had a great love for her animals. Her greatest joy was taking care of her family and spending time with them. Those left to cherish her memories are her husband Bruce, a son Chad of Anamosa, a half-sister Melody (John) Reck of Robin and a sister-in-law Laverna (Dick) Glenn-Hansen of Cedar Rapids. She is preceded in death by her parents, her step-father Frederick Engelking and a brother-in-law James Glenn. Memorials may be given in her honor to St. John's Lutheran Church of Olin's Roof Fund.