Bonnie Skelley

Bonnie Jean Skelley (née Pittsley) born March 14, 1949 passed away peacefully on June 20, 2016 surrounded by her family after being admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit at Abbott Northwestern on June 9. She was 67. A funeral will be held at 11a.m. on June 23 at St. Thomas Church in Jessenland. A visitation will be held on June 22 at Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine from 4-7 p.m. with an LDS service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at church on Thursday morning. Interment will be in St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery in Jessenland. Bonnie grew up in Eden Prairie and is the daughter of Donald Harvey and Bonnie Pittsley (Bristol) and was later adopted by her father Bennit Pittsley. Bonnie married Patrick Skelley on June 13, 1970 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Jessenland. The two made their home in Belle Plaine where they raised their family. Bonnie worked for a time at Plastec and later worked for her husband Pat's business, Cedar Auto Parts. She loved to crochet and in her younger years enjoyed bowling with her Tuesday night league and in her later years wintering in Arizona. She was a devoted mother and was always there to help anyone who asked for words of encouragement, or just needed an invite to lunch. Bonnie made friends easily and was always ready to strike up a conversation. Bonnie is survived by her husband, Patrick Skelley; her six children, Matt (Diane), Mike (Francisco), Christian (David), Elisha, Mark (Candice), and Bridgette; eight grandchildren, Tony Ingerson, Tallen Lowe, Kade Skelley, Kiersten Skelley, Carrick Skelley, Maeve Skelley, Britney Sell and Blake Skelley; her mother, Bonnie Pittsley; sisters, Cindy Swenson, April (Mike) Klegin; and brothers, Greg Harvey and Bennit (Rachelle) Pittsley. She is preceded in death by her fathers, Donald Harvey and Bennit Pittsley; father-in-law, Michael Skelley; mother-in-law, Pearl Skelley (Holste); brother, Timothy Harvey; sister, Joanne Harvey-Pittsley; and grandson, Daniel.

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