Moore, LaVon 'Bonnie'

LaVon “Bonnie” Moore, 80, of Lisbon, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Hallmark Care and Rehabilitation Center, Mount Vernon. Visitation for Bonnie will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Morgan Funeral Choices, Mount Vernon. Bonnie's funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Mount Vernon, by the Rev. Sean Hansen. Bonnie is to be buried, after lunch, at Lisbon Cemetery.

Surviving Bonnie is her loving family, three sons, Ernest of Anchorage, Alaska, Tim (Carol) of Lisbon, and Gary (Kathleen), Cedar Rapids; two daughters, Cindy (John) Pospisil of Mount Vernon, and Wendy (Tim) Reilly of Cedar Falls; 14 grandchildren, Jenny, Wayne, Jared, Scott, Joe, Jesse, Heather, Shawna, Adam, Eryn, Colin, Jessica, Nicole and Anna; 19 great-grandchildren; a sister, Betty Wilcox of Aberdeen, S.D.; and brother, Lyle Dornbusch, Wiley, Texas.

Preceding Bonnie in death were her husband; brother, Jack; and sister, Posey.

Bonnie was born Feb. 10, 1931, at Milbank, S.D., the daughter of John and Mae Johnson Dornbusch. After school, she worked to help support her family. She met Ernest Moore and the couple married on July 2, 1950, at Milbank. Ernie died Nov. 11, 2007. Bonnie worked at several grocery stores and was a day care provider in her Lisbon home. She and Ernie volunteered many years at the V.A. Hospital in Iowa City. She volunteered for Hospice, Southeast Linn Community Center and was an active person in her community. Bonnie was a faithful member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Bonnie was very devoted to husband and soul mate, Ernie, and was the anchor of the family that she loved so dearly. She was a compassionate person who was always ready to help a person in need.

Memorials in Bonnie's honor may be given to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 600 Fifth Ave. SW, Mount Vernon, IA 52314; or Southeast Linn Community Center, 108 S. Washington St., Lisbon, IA 52253.

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Published in The Gazette Jan. 18, 2012.