IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Bonnie Shipley

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July 20, 1911 – May 31, 2010

Obituary

LEWIS, Bonnie Shipley, age 98, passed peacefully from this life, with her family by her side, on May 31, 2010, in Milford (Clermont County), OH. She was born on July 20, 1911, to Robert and Viola (Warren) Shipley, in Kentucky but moved with her family at a young age to Butler County, OH. She graduated from Reily H. S. in Ohio attended Hamilton Business College and went to work for Opekasit Dairy in Hamilton, OH, as a bookkeeper. She worked in the dairy/ice cream business for 42 years, ending her career with The Borden Company, which bought Opekasit. In 1948 she married James R. Lewis also of Hamilton, in Corning, NY. and he passed away in 1966 at the age of 46. They lived most of their married lives in Hamilton and Fairfield, OH. and she later retired to Tucson, AZ and lived there for 28 years. In 2003 she moved to Flagstaff, AZ, to be near her nieces. She recently relocated to Ohio to be near her only surviving niece and her family. She is survived by her niece, (Carol) Anne Shipley and husband, Doug Jilg, and their children, Sally and Sam, for whom she was a grandmother; and many friends in Tucson, Flagstaff, and Ohio. Besides her husband, she was also preceded in death by her father and mother, two sisters, Reba and Ferne; a brother, James Thomas (Jay); and a niece, Christine. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10:30am Saturday June 5, 2010 at Greenwood Cemetery 1602 Greenwood Ave. Hamilton, Ohio with Chaplain Barbara Wulsin of Crossroads Hospice officiating. Zettler Funeral Home, Hamilton, OH. is serving the family. Online register book available at www.zettlerfuneralhome.com Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.
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