On January 30, 2019 Bonnie Arnold ended her 93-year long journey into the arms of the Lord. She was born in Hinsdale on March 30, 1925 to Clarence and Crystal Nelson.
After graduating from Hinsdale High School, she did clerical work at Browning Mt. She came home and married Ray Arnold on March 7, 1948. She was one of the first leaders in the Western Valley 4-H Club.
She went to work at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in the Housekeeping Department. She retired as a supervisor. She then went to work for Home Health retiring from that in 2006.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sibling Donald Nelson and her husband Ray Arnold.
She is survived by her 6 Children, Idona Blake, Willard (Mary Beth) Arnold, Kathy Gates, Janice (John) Larson, Ralph (Tracy) Arnold, and Calvin Arnold; her 12 grandchildren, Lori Springsteed, Odena Dopp, RaeLynn Arnold, Sheri Gates, Bonnie Ohm, Terry Gates, Christopher Hanson, Ashley Arnold, Brook Brennan, Maggie McClure, Kay DeTienne, and Victor DeTienne; her 21 great grandchildren and 8 great- great grandchildren with one more on the way.
Services will be February 9, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Hinsdale Lutheran Church, with burial in Hillview Cemetery.