Bonnie Lee McCreary
Bonnie Lee McCreary, 51, of Plainview, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Hospital-St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, Minn.
Bonnie was born Aug. 16, 1963 in Rochester, Minn. to Robert and Donna (Schoonover) Pries. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1981 and also from the St. Mary’s Licensed Practical School of Nursing in 1982.
On Jan. 16, 2006, she married Glenn (Chuck) McCreary in Warsaw. They lived in Syracuse and Bonnie worked for 15 years at the Rinker Boat Company as a supervisor. In 2014 they moved back to Plainview and Bonnie was currently employed at Plainview-Elgin-Millville Schools. She loved gardening, the Minnesota Vikings, spending time with her family and her dog, Shay-la.
Bonnie is survived by her husband: Chuck, Plainview, Minn.; daughter: Makayla, LaGrange; mother: Donna Pries, Rochester, Minn.; brothers and sisters: Debbie (Joe) Charette, Deland, Fla.; Cathy Hedstrom, Chatfield, Minn.; Tim (Diana) Pries, Kellogg, Minn.; Kari Pries, Rochester, Minn.; Pam Carleton, Rochester, Minn.; Scott (Mary) Pries, Plainview, Minn.; Jimmie Pries, Rochester, Minn.; and Jennie Pries, Rochester, Minn.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Pries.
Bonnie’s final act of kindness will be to give the gift of life through organ and tissue donation.
Funeral service is at 11 a.m. Monday, August 3, at Community Presbyterian Church in Plainview, Minn., with Rev. John Curtiss officiating. Burial is at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester, Minn. Visitation is from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday, August 2, at Schad and Zabel Funeral Home in Plainview, Minn., and one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.