The Onaga Herald
January 28, 1937
Former Resident Taken At Her Home Very Unexpectedly
The community was sadden Sunday morning, when word of the death of Mrs. Alice Bonjour, an old resident, reached here. Mrs. Bonjour passed away very suddenly at her home in Cannon City, Colorado. Alice Pauline Hammerly was born at Lignieres, Switzerland, on April 15, 1869, and passed away January 24, 1937, at Canon City, Colo.; at the age of years, 9 months and 9 days.She came to Kansas in the year 1882 with her mother and brother, Mr. Alcide Hammerly, and settled on a farm near Neuchatel, where the brother has since resided.
She was united in marriage to Mr. Alcide Bonjour on May 11, 1889. To this union were born three children. Evelyn, Faye Marie, and Rheva, Faye Marie preceded her in death, December 1, 1926. Mr. Bonjour passed away September 30, 1924. Mr. and Mrs. Bonjour, with their children, moved to Onaga from their farm at Neuchatel, in the fall of 1908. Since Mr. Bonjour's death she has made her home with her daughters, in Bartlesville, Okla., Tucson, Ariz., and since 1930, in Canon City.
She was long time member of the Onaga Congregational church, which membership she maintained here until the time of her death. She was also a member of the local Rebekah Lodge in which she was a Past Noble Grand. Her life was filled with good deeds and kindness toward others, and her greatest happiness was in serving her children, and later her grandchildren, where her sterling character and her kind and loving deeds as a mother will be sadly missed. She is survived by her two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Gebhart and Mrs. Rheva B. Smith, and two grandchildren, Jeanne Alice and Lynn Smith, all of Canon City, Colo., one brother, Mr. Alcide Hammerly, of Onaga, a number of other relatives, and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Onaga, on Tuesday afternoon, in charge of Rev. Aaron Breck, of Topeka, a former pastor of the church. Interment was given in the Onaga cemetery. Out of town relatives here for the services were: Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Gebhart, and Mrs. Rheva B. Smith and children Jeanne Alice and Lynn, of Canon City, and Mr. Guy Gebhart, of Wichita.
January 28, 1937
Former Resident Taken At Her Home Very Unexpectedly
The community was sadden Sunday morning, when word of the death of Mrs. Alice Bonjour, an old resident, reached here. Mrs. Bonjour passed away very suddenly at her home in Cannon City, Colorado. Alice Pauline Hammerly was born at Lignieres, Switzerland, on April 15, 1869, and passed away January 24, 1937, at Canon City, Colo.; at the age of years, 9 months and 9 days.She came to Kansas in the year 1882 with her mother and brother, Mr. Alcide Hammerly, and settled on a farm near Neuchatel, where the brother has since resided.
She was united in marriage to Mr. Alcide Bonjour on May 11, 1889. To this union were born three children. Evelyn, Faye Marie, and Rheva, Faye Marie preceded her in death, December 1, 1926. Mr. Bonjour passed away September 30, 1924. Mr. and Mrs. Bonjour, with their children, moved to Onaga from their farm at Neuchatel, in the fall of 1908. Since Mr. Bonjour's death she has made her home with her daughters, in Bartlesville, Okla., Tucson, Ariz., and since 1930, in Canon City.
She was long time member of the Onaga Congregational church, which membership she maintained here until the time of her death. She was also a member of the local Rebekah Lodge in which she was a Past Noble Grand. Her life was filled with good deeds and kindness toward others, and her greatest happiness was in serving her children, and later her grandchildren, where her sterling character and her kind and loving deeds as a mother will be sadly missed. She is survived by her two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Gebhart and Mrs. Rheva B. Smith, and two grandchildren, Jeanne Alice and Lynn Smith, all of Canon City, Colo., one brother, Mr. Alcide Hammerly, of Onaga, a number of other relatives, and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Onaga, on Tuesday afternoon, in charge of Rev. Aaron Breck, of Topeka, a former pastor of the church. Interment was given in the Onaga cemetery. Out of town relatives here for the services were: Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Gebhart, and Mrs. Rheva B. Smith and children Jeanne Alice and Lynn, of Canon City, and Mr. Guy Gebhart, of Wichita.
The Onaga Herald
January 28, 1937
Former Resident Taken At Her Home Very Unexpectedly
The community was sadden Sunday morning, when word of the death of Mrs. Alice Bonjour, an old resident, reached here. Mrs. Bonjour passed away very suddenly at her home in Cannon City, Colorado. Alice Pauline Hammerly was born at Lignieres, Switzerland, on April 15, 1869, and passed away January 24, 1937, at Canon City, Colo.; at the age of years, 9 months and 9 days.She came to Kansas in the year 1882 with her mother and brother, Mr. Alcide Hammerly, and settled on a farm near Neuchatel, where the brother has since resided.
She was united in marriage to Mr. Alcide Bonjour on May 11, 1889. To this union were born three children. Evelyn, Faye Marie, and Rheva, Faye Marie preceded her in death, December 1, 1926. Mr. Bonjour passed away September 30, 1924. Mr. and Mrs. Bonjour, with their children, moved to Onaga from their farm at Neuchatel, in the fall of 1908. Since Mr. Bonjour's death she has made her home with her daughters, in Bartlesville, Okla., Tucson, Ariz., and since 1930, in Canon City.
She was long time member of the Onaga Congregational church, which membership she maintained here until the time of her death. She was also a member of the local Rebekah Lodge in which she was a Past Noble Grand. Her life was filled with good deeds and kindness toward others, and her greatest happiness was in serving her children, and later her grandchildren, where her sterling character and her kind and loving deeds as a mother will be sadly missed. She is survived by her two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Gebhart and Mrs. Rheva B. Smith, and two grandchildren, Jeanne Alice and Lynn Smith, all of Canon City, Colo., one brother, Mr. Alcide Hammerly, of Onaga, a number of other relatives, and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Onaga, on Tuesday afternoon, in charge of Rev. Aaron Breck, of Topeka, a former pastor of the church. Interment was given in the Onaga cemetery. Out of town relatives here for the services were: Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Gebhart, and Mrs. Rheva B. Smith and children Jeanne Alice and Lynn, of Canon City, and Mr. Guy Gebhart, of Wichita.
January 28, 1937
Former Resident Taken At Her Home Very Unexpectedly
The community was sadden Sunday morning, when word of the death of Mrs. Alice Bonjour, an old resident, reached here. Mrs. Bonjour passed away very suddenly at her home in Cannon City, Colorado. Alice Pauline Hammerly was born at Lignieres, Switzerland, on April 15, 1869, and passed away January 24, 1937, at Canon City, Colo.; at the age of years, 9 months and 9 days.She came to Kansas in the year 1882 with her mother and brother, Mr. Alcide Hammerly, and settled on a farm near Neuchatel, where the brother has since resided.
She was united in marriage to Mr. Alcide Bonjour on May 11, 1889. To this union were born three children. Evelyn, Faye Marie, and Rheva, Faye Marie preceded her in death, December 1, 1926. Mr. Bonjour passed away September 30, 1924. Mr. and Mrs. Bonjour, with their children, moved to Onaga from their farm at Neuchatel, in the fall of 1908. Since Mr. Bonjour's death she has made her home with her daughters, in Bartlesville, Okla., Tucson, Ariz., and since 1930, in Canon City.
She was long time member of the Onaga Congregational church, which membership she maintained here until the time of her death. She was also a member of the local Rebekah Lodge in which she was a Past Noble Grand. Her life was filled with good deeds and kindness toward others, and her greatest happiness was in serving her children, and later her grandchildren, where her sterling character and her kind and loving deeds as a mother will be sadly missed. She is survived by her two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Gebhart and Mrs. Rheva B. Smith, and two grandchildren, Jeanne Alice and Lynn Smith, all of Canon City, Colo., one brother, Mr. Alcide Hammerly, of Onaga, a number of other relatives, and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Onaga, on Tuesday afternoon, in charge of Rev. Aaron Breck, of Topeka, a former pastor of the church. Interment was given in the Onaga cemetery. Out of town relatives here for the services were: Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Gebhart, and Mrs. Rheva B. Smith and children Jeanne Alice and Lynn, of Canon City, and Mr. Guy Gebhart, of Wichita.
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