Bonnie Eitreim

Bonnie Eitreim, 80, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be at 11:00am Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Grace Lutheran Church, Parker with burial at Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls. Visitation will be on Tuesday at the Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home, Parker with a Prayer Service to be at 7:30pm Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Bonita Joan Buchheim was born October 31, 1930 to George and Bertha ( Ideker) Buchheim. Bonnie grew up on her family's heritage farm just north of Parker. She attended the local country school, Spring Valley 6-16, later graduating from Parker High School in 1948. Upon graduation she enrolled and graduated from Augustana College , becoming an elementary school teacher. Bonnie taught in Egan, Hurley, and Sioux Falls. Later after a blind date and short courtship she was united in marriage to Warren Eitreim on August 5, 1956 at Sioux Falls. Bonnie and Warren made their home on her childhood farm and it prospered. To this union a daughter Cynthia was born. Bonnie not only was a farm wife, but returned to teaching offering her talents in area country schools, and later at the Parker School as the elementary librarian. Bonnie always had an " Eye" for design. Bonnie opened and operated her own floral shop, “Bonnie's Flowers". She was a skilled florist, gracing many with her floral works. Bonnie, was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church in Parker, serving on many boards and organizations. Bonnie was big hearted and dedicated to her endeavors while never being short on opinion, nor in the offering of the same. Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Warren, Parker; a daughter, Cynthia (Dr. John) Ahrendt-Sivesind, Sioux Falls; a grandson Andrew Ahrendt, Sioux Falls; step grandchildren, Dr. John and Brandy Sivesind, Sioux Falls, Holly and Dean Borchers, Lakeland, Fl; and step great grandchildren, Vance, Seth, and Arron Borchers, Nolan and Cooper Sivesind, together with many in -laws and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Lorene Anderson and Elda Sletten and their spouses, a grandson, and other in- laws , nieces and nephews.