Bonita E. Collier
Bonita E. Collier, 97, Pierceton, passed away at 9:40 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake.
The daughter of Ira Lee and Bertha H. (Hossler) Brubaker, Bonita was born May 4, 1918, in South Whitley. She was a 1936 graduate of Pierceton High School. In Orland, on Feb. 4, 1939, Bonita and Marion T. Collier were joined in marriage. They would share 63 years together until his passing on Jan. 24, 2003.
Bonita was a homemaker who also worked for Pletcher Food Service, Pierceton. She was a member of Mother’s of World War ll, Eel River Christian Church and the Ladies Aid of the church. She loved gardening, sewing and playing games – most of all she loved her family.
Survivors include two daughters: Carolyn (Don) Boggs, Larwill; Luann (Brad) Dunlap, Columbia City; son: Robert L. (Sheila) Collier, Larwill; fourteen grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, Bonita was preceded in passing by two daughters: Janet Ann Collier, in 1947; and Mary Coy, in 2009; sister: Marilyn Culbertson; and two brothers: Gordon Brubaker, in 1997, and Wilmer Brubaker.
A graveside service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton. Pastor Bob Jarboe will officiate. The family has asked that gifts in memory of Bonita be given to a charity of choice or simple acts of kindness may be done for others in her memory. The staff of Titus Funeral Home considers it a privilege and an honor to care for the family and friends of Bonita Collier.