Bonnibel Mussman Bierma obituary submitted
Bonnie Bierma was born on October 27, 1924 in Lakota, Iowa to George and Orlena Barnes Mussman. She moved at a young age with her family to Ellsworth, MN. Bonnie attended school in Ellsworth and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1943. On May 17, 1961, she and John Bierma were married in Ellsworth, MN. Following their marriage they lived and farmed the Bierma family farm near Iona, MN. John died on March 8, 1996. Bonnie remained on the farm until November of 2006 when she moved to Parkview Manor in Ellsworth. Bonnie passed away on March 8, 2007 at the Sanford Health Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 82. She was a member of the Iona Presbyterian Church and belonged to the UPW and the Ladies Aid. Bonnie loved to collect angels and chickens and enjoyed having friends over for coffee.
Survivors include her two daughters, Ruth Bierma of Fulda, MN and Mary Bierma of Slayton, MN; granddaughter, Amanda Bierma of Fulda, MN and sister, Barbara Mussman Smook of Phoenix, AZ. She is preceded in death by her parents, an infant son, one sister, Shirley Mussman and two brothers, Gage and Phillip Mussman.
Funeral Services at the Iona Presbyterian Church on Monday, March 12, 2007 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Dave Poppen officiating. The organist was Bonnie Poppen. The soloist was Lloyd Winter. The pallbearers were Daniel Bierma, Jim Bierma, Jody Hinrichs, Gaylen Cuperus, LeRoy Biren and Kevin Kolander. Interment at the Ransom Township Cemetery rural Rushmore, MN.