Lavonne 'Bonnie' Prins

LaVonne "Bonnie" Darlene Prins was born on August 29, 1927 in Remson, IA, the daughter of George and Anna (Raveling) Johnson. She attended elementary school in Iowa until the family moved to the farm in Lamberton in 1936, where she attended country school. Bonnie was united in marriage on December 14, 1945 to Clyde Prins. The couple lived in Lamberton until 1959 when they moved to Tracy and raised their family. Bonnie worked at Bill's Fareway and later Ken's Super Valu until she retired. Bonnie was locally "famous" for her potato salad that was sold at the meat counter at Ken's. The couple moved back to Lamberton in 2001. She enjoyed gardening, baking pies, and making other favorite foods for the family. Bonnie also enjoyed needlework, puzzles, games, and especially, spending time with her family. Bonnie died on Monday, February 27, 2012 at the Seasons Hospice in Redwood Falls, MN. She is survived by her husband - Clyde of Lamberton; children - Ric (Mary) Prins of Apache Junction, AZ; Deb (Bryce) Pack of Lamberton, MN and Julie (Al) Buyck of Algona, IA; seven grandchildren - Chris (Linda) Pack of Hayfield, MN, Nicholas Pack of Glenwood City, WI, Amy (Noel) McLaughlin of Algona, IA, Casey (Monica) Pack of Maple Lake, MN, Derek (Amber) Buyck of West Des Moines, IA, Colby (Sarah) Pack of Tracy, MN, and Joshua Buyck of West Des Moines, IA; eight great grandchildren; a brother - Elmer Johnson of Lamberton, MN and a sister - Juanita Pankonin of Stockton, CA. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers - John, Jacob, and Raymond Johnson; a sister - Lorraine Martius and an infant grandson - Mychal Pack. First Visitation 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Friday, March 2, 2012 Sturm Funeral Home, Lamberton 502 S. Main Lamberton, Minnesota, United States 56152 Second Visitation 9:00 am - 10:00 am Saturday, March 3, 2012 Our Savior's Lutheran Church - Lamberton 805 Birch Lamberton, Minnesota, United States 56152 Service Information 10:00 am Saturday, March 3, 2012 Our Savior's Lutheran Church - Lamberton 805 Birch Lamberton, Minnesota, United States 56152