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Bonita (Bonnie) Louise (Brannagan) Gnadt

Bonita (Bonnie) Louise (Brannagan) Gnadt, 75, of Grand Island, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at Tiffany Square Center.

Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the St. Pauls Lutheran Church, 1515 South Harrison Grand Island.  The Reverend Randy Fett will officiate.  Private family burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5-7:30 p.m. Friday at All Faiths Funeral Home, 2929 S. Locust Grand Island.

Bonnie was born on February 6, 1933 in Hastings, NE the daughter of Vern and Louise (Flessner) Brannagan.  She grew up in Manhattan, KS, graduating from Manhattan High School in 1951.  She attended Kansas State University studying interior decorating.

Bonnie was married to Ken Gnadt on June 1, 1952 at St. Lukes Lutheran Church in Manhattan.  The couple made their home in Salina for the U.S. Air Force.  Other areas lived were Chanute, Dodge City, Alma, all in Kansas; Ft. Worth, Tokyo and Taipei, Taiwan. They moved to Grand Island in the early 1970’s.

Bonnie was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, very active in the local Bridge groups.  While living in Taiwan she published “Bonnies Bridge Basics.”  She taught basic and duplicate bridge lessens to groups in Taiwan, Japan and here.  Her Christmas letters were a joy to read.  In several communities she did part-time work with Sears or J.C. Penny doing interior decorating.  She never missed attending her kid’s activities.  Family, camping, travel, bridge and friends all were her love.  Bonnie was a gracious “First Lady” of Grand Island as Ken served as Mayor or 8 years.

Survivors include her husband, Ken, four sons and one daughter, Jim and Christy of Grand Island, John and Jayne of Highlands Ranch, CO, Jerry of Denver, CO, Jeff of Aurora, CO, Janet and Chris Ringel; and four grandkids, Brittany, Jordon, Eli and Chelsea of Arlington, TX; sister, Kathy and El Dean Holthus of Smith Center, KS; brother, Dennis and Sharon Brannagan of Hanover, VA and sister, Janice Hill of Manhattan, KS.

Memorials are suggested to the Stuhr Museum Foundation, Grand Island Public School Foundation or St. Pauls Lutheran Church Foundation.