Bonnie Jean (Meltesen) Anderson, age 71. On Thursday October 31, 2024 surrounded by her loving family, she departed her earthly life, to be with our heavenly Father.
A funeral service for Bonnie will be held on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 2:00 PM at the Mountain Faith Church with Pastor David Gonzalez presiding. Visitation will be from 12:30 until the time of service at 2:00 PM. Following the service Bonnie will be laid to rest at St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery in Shennington, Wisconsin with Pastor Brad presiding at the graveside.
Bonnie was born on May 6, 1953, the daughter of Herbert and Martha Alice (Jessen) Meltesen in Shennington, Wisconsin. She was Baptized on August 2, 1953, and Confirmed on May 14, 1967 at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Shennington, Wisconsin. She also, as a teen, sang in the church choir and helped teach Sunday school. She liked working in her flower beds, hand quilting, crocheting, drawing, painting, and burning Bible passages into wood signs. She collected Cowboy hats, Crosses, and old oil lanterns. She loved going to auctions and sales, and even ran a lunch wagon for auctioneers for a year. Bonnie was an apartment manager for several years, then a supervisor at Ho-Chunk Casino for 15 years. She loved horses and said riding a horse into a quiet wooded area could melt away any troubles. She hand-fed squirrels and was always saving cats from the winter cold.
She is survived by the love of her life, Terry Anderson, a wonderful daughter, Bunny (Fred) Matthei, of Lyndon Station. Three grandchildren; Crysal (Isaac) Salapat of West Allis, Jacob Matthei of Mauston, and Ben Matthei of Lyndon Station; five great-grandchildren; Cheyenne and Bunny Lynn Matthei, and Isaac Jr., Ezekiel, and Nehemiah Salapat. Her brothers Niles (Jill) Meltesen of Cambria and Ted Meltesen of Shennington. Her Sisters Donna (Rob) Utke of Wisconsin Dells and Joann Lambert of Madison, her brother-in-law's; Robert (Edna) Anderson of Reedsburg and Vance (Colleen) Anderson of Lodi, and her sister-in-law Candy (John) Oldakowski of Wisconsin Rapids. And many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents; Herbert (Barb) Meltesen, Alice (Brad) Roberts, brother Andrew Meltesen, and her father and mother-in-law Raymond and Phyllis Anderson.