Hart E. Bondi, 75, of Bettendorf, passed away Monday, October 16, 2017, at Genesis East, Davenport. Services in celebration of his life will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, October 23, at Weerts Funeral Home, Kimberly at Jersey Ridge Road, Davenport. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be presented. Memorials may be made to Genesis Cancer Care Institute and Temple Emanuel.
Mr. Bondi was born in 1942 in Galesburg, Illinois, to Leon and Gladys Bondi. A 1960 graduate of the former Davenport High School, he graduated from the University of Iowa with his bachelor's of business administration in marketing in 1964. That year he was commissioned as 2nd Lt with the U.S. Army, and in 2002 he retired after 20 years as Lt. Colonel.
In 1966, he started his career in advertising with the Ottumwa Courier in circulation and advertising sales. In 1967, he joined the Quad-City Times in advertising, and in 1983, he transitioned to commercial printing sales. In 1994, he went into real estate sales as an Iowa/Illinois real estate broker. He married Cindy Christensen on March 16, 2002 in Davenport.
Hart served as past president of Manufacturers Representative Association of the Quad-Cities (grocery reps); Quad-City Advertising Federation; Quad-City Club of Printing House Craftsmen; and Military Officers Association of America, Quad-Cities Chapter. He held a single engine private pilot’s license and amateur radio (general) license. Hart enjoyed cruising in his dream car, a 1955 Chevy convertible, and was an active member of Quad-City Cruisers and the Antique Auto Club.
Hart loved spending time with his family, and especially enjoyed his role as “Grandpa Poppy” to his four grandchildren, Rylee and Reece Rumann-Bondi, Forest Hart Bondi, and Moira Bondi.
Survivors include his wife, Cindy; his children, Stephanie (Corey Rumann) Bondi of Lincoln, Nebraska, Nicholas (Deborah) Bondi of Chicago, Illinois, Joseph (Amanda) Bondi of Indianapolis, Indiana, Sara Schultz of Cary, North Carolina, and Leah (Aaron) Dicket of Des Moines, Iowa; grandchildren; and brother, Richard (Carole) Bondi of Bonita Springs, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents and younger brother, Philip Bondi.
Mr. Bondi was born in 1942 in Galesburg, Illinois, to Leon and Gladys Bondi. A 1960 graduate of the former Davenport High School, he graduated from the University of Iowa with his bachelor's of business administration in marketing in 1964. That year he was commissioned as 2nd Lt with the U.S. Army, and in 2002 he retired after 20 years as Lt. Colonel.
In 1966, he started his career in advertising with the Ottumwa Courier in circulation and advertising sales. In 1967, he joined the Quad-City Times in advertising, and in 1983, he transitioned to commercial printing sales. In 1994, he went into real estate sales as an Iowa/Illinois real estate broker. He married Cindy Christensen on March 16, 2002 in Davenport.
Hart served as past president of Manufacturers Representative Association of the Quad-Cities (grocery reps); Quad-City Advertising Federation; Quad-City Club of Printing House Craftsmen; and Military Officers Association of America, Quad-Cities Chapter. He held a single engine private pilot’s license and amateur radio (general) license. Hart enjoyed cruising in his dream car, a 1955 Chevy convertible, and was an active member of Quad-City Cruisers and the Antique Auto Club.
Hart loved spending time with his family, and especially enjoyed his role as “Grandpa Poppy” to his four grandchildren, Rylee and Reece Rumann-Bondi, Forest Hart Bondi, and Moira Bondi.
Survivors include his wife, Cindy; his children, Stephanie (Corey Rumann) Bondi of Lincoln, Nebraska, Nicholas (Deborah) Bondi of Chicago, Illinois, Joseph (Amanda) Bondi of Indianapolis, Indiana, Sara Schultz of Cary, North Carolina, and Leah (Aaron) Dicket of Des Moines, Iowa; grandchildren; and brother, Richard (Carole) Bondi of Bonita Springs, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents and younger brother, Philip Bondi.
Hart E. Bondi, 75, of Bettendorf, passed away Monday, October 16, 2017, at Genesis East, Davenport. Services in celebration of his life will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, October 23, at Weerts Funeral Home, Kimberly at Jersey Ridge Road, Davenport. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be presented. Memorials may be made to Genesis Cancer Care Institute and Temple Emanuel.
Mr. Bondi was born in 1942 in Galesburg, Illinois, to Leon and Gladys Bondi. A 1960 graduate of the former Davenport High School, he graduated from the University of Iowa with his bachelor's of business administration in marketing in 1964. That year he was commissioned as 2nd Lt with the U.S. Army, and in 2002 he retired after 20 years as Lt. Colonel.
In 1966, he started his career in advertising with the Ottumwa Courier in circulation and advertising sales. In 1967, he joined the Quad-City Times in advertising, and in 1983, he transitioned to commercial printing sales. In 1994, he went into real estate sales as an Iowa/Illinois real estate broker. He married Cindy Christensen on March 16, 2002 in Davenport.
Hart served as past president of Manufacturers Representative Association of the Quad-Cities (grocery reps); Quad-City Advertising Federation; Quad-City Club of Printing House Craftsmen; and Military Officers Association of America, Quad-Cities Chapter. He held a single engine private pilot’s license and amateur radio (general) license. Hart enjoyed cruising in his dream car, a 1955 Chevy convertible, and was an active member of Quad-City Cruisers and the Antique Auto Club.
Hart loved spending time with his family, and especially enjoyed his role as “Grandpa Poppy” to his four grandchildren, Rylee and Reece Rumann-Bondi, Forest Hart Bondi, and Moira Bondi.
Survivors include his wife, Cindy; his children, Stephanie (Corey Rumann) Bondi of Lincoln, Nebraska, Nicholas (Deborah) Bondi of Chicago, Illinois, Joseph (Amanda) Bondi of Indianapolis, Indiana, Sara Schultz of Cary, North Carolina, and Leah (Aaron) Dicket of Des Moines, Iowa; grandchildren; and brother, Richard (Carole) Bondi of Bonita Springs, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents and younger brother, Philip Bondi.
Mr. Bondi was born in 1942 in Galesburg, Illinois, to Leon and Gladys Bondi. A 1960 graduate of the former Davenport High School, he graduated from the University of Iowa with his bachelor's of business administration in marketing in 1964. That year he was commissioned as 2nd Lt with the U.S. Army, and in 2002 he retired after 20 years as Lt. Colonel.
In 1966, he started his career in advertising with the Ottumwa Courier in circulation and advertising sales. In 1967, he joined the Quad-City Times in advertising, and in 1983, he transitioned to commercial printing sales. In 1994, he went into real estate sales as an Iowa/Illinois real estate broker. He married Cindy Christensen on March 16, 2002 in Davenport.
Hart served as past president of Manufacturers Representative Association of the Quad-Cities (grocery reps); Quad-City Advertising Federation; Quad-City Club of Printing House Craftsmen; and Military Officers Association of America, Quad-Cities Chapter. He held a single engine private pilot’s license and amateur radio (general) license. Hart enjoyed cruising in his dream car, a 1955 Chevy convertible, and was an active member of Quad-City Cruisers and the Antique Auto Club.
Hart loved spending time with his family, and especially enjoyed his role as “Grandpa Poppy” to his four grandchildren, Rylee and Reece Rumann-Bondi, Forest Hart Bondi, and Moira Bondi.
Survivors include his wife, Cindy; his children, Stephanie (Corey Rumann) Bondi of Lincoln, Nebraska, Nicholas (Deborah) Bondi of Chicago, Illinois, Joseph (Amanda) Bondi of Indianapolis, Indiana, Sara Schultz of Cary, North Carolina, and Leah (Aaron) Dicket of Des Moines, Iowa; grandchildren; and brother, Richard (Carole) Bondi of Bonita Springs, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents and younger brother, Philip Bondi.
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