Bonnie Goering
Obituary
Bonnie L. Goering, 95, went to be with
her Lord on Monday (Dec. 18, 2017). Bonnie Luella Tangeman was born
July 8, 1922, to Henry and Lillian Work Tangeman in Newton. She
attended Highland School through eighth grade, then graduated from
Newton High School.
She was baptized in the Highland
Evangelical Church, now Highland Trinity United Church of Christ, and
attended there until her marriage to Eldon C. Goering on June 3,
1943. She has been a member of the Bethel College Mennonite Church
since her marriage.
Bonnie and Eldon had four children:
Larry, Lauren, Karen and Laverne. She and Eldon raised their children
on the farm where she grew up. They were active in the church, 4-H
and extension activities.
Bonnie worked for several different
employers during her career including: Hesston Corporation, Jantz
Manufacturing, Dalke Trucking and Bethel College. She retired from
Bethel College at the age of 75 with more than 20 years of service
there. She became the sole caregiver of her husband, Eldon, during
the last eight years of his life, as he had Parkinson's Disease.
Bonnie never sat down without a project
in her hands. She enjoyed quilting, knitting, crocheting, hardanger
and cross-stitch. She was also an excellent cook and seamstress.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her stepmother, Lillian Dreier Tangeman; her husband; her
brother, Dwight Tangeman; and her son, Lauren Goering.
She is survived by her sons, Larry
(Margaret) Goering and Laverne (Katy) Goering, both of Newton; her
daughter, Karen Dickson, Newton; daughter-in-law, Krista Goering of
Lawrence; sister, Donna Campbell, Newberg, Oregon; brother-in-law,
Jacob Goering, North Newton; sisters-in-law, Evelyn (Ralph) Lehman,
North Newton and Verna Goering, Moundridge; grandchildren: Crystal
Goering Taylor, Kim Goetze Pineda, Kate Goering Lowe, Sandy Goering
Hiebert, Kevin Goering and Suzie Goering Schultz; and 14
great-grandchildren.
Bonnie made arrangements to donate her
body for medical research at KU Medical Center in Kansas City,
Kansas. Her cremains will be buried at a later date alongside her
husband, Eldon, in the Bethel College Mennonite Church columbarium.
A celebration of Bonnie's life will be
held at 2 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 28, 2017) at Bethel College Mennonite
Church, North Newton.
Memorial gifts in Bonnie's name may be
given to Bethel College Mennonite Church or Kidron Bethel Village,
3001 Ivy Drive, North Newton, KS 67117.
