Rita Bonin

Rita A. Bonin, 87, Edgar, was called to her eternal life on Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, at Mount View Care Center, Wausau.

She was born April 23, 1934, in Schnappsville, daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Matysik) Bonin.

In her younger years Rita worked at the family business, Bonin Locker Plant till age 25 when she moved to Calumet City, Ill. There she worked for 32 years at Lever Brothers Soap Company and retired in 1991 and returned back to Edgar. Some of her favorite pastimes included baking, cooking and being involved in numerous church functions at Holy Family Catholic Church, Poniatowski. Rita will be fondly remembered for assisting her family in any way possible and for providing rides to neighbors and friends who needed transportation. She truly loved helping others whenever needed.

Survivors include her nieces and nephews; great-nieces and nephews; and great-great-nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Lorraine Bonin, Ill.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings and their spouses: Ann Bonin, Mayme Bonin, Sylvia (Walter) Wadzinski, Marcella (Clifford) Brosseau, Leonard (Dorothy) Bonin, Leo (Agnes) Bonin, Eugene Bonin, Phyllis (Shorty) Miller, Dolores Bonin, Betty (Alexius) Seubert and Joe (Irene) Bonin.

The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Poniatowski. The Rev. Alan Wierzba will preside. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service, all at the church. Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, Edgar, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com.

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