Anita "Bonnie" L. Bulin Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Anita LaVonne “Bonnie” Toombs Bulin was the oldest daughter of Harold Edward Toombs and Elsie Lureene Burrier-Toombs. She was born on Feb. 17, 1929 in York, NE and passed away on June 2, 2014 at her home in Shickley, NE at the age of 85 years old. She was one of 9 children to Harold and Elsie. Bonnie attended school in York. She received her GED and later completed several courses in College. Bonnie married Charles Schneider and together they had 10 children. Throughout this marriage they lived in several states. In August of 1974, she married Franklin Bulin of Ohiowa, NE and added 3 more daughters and 2 sons. Frank and Bonnie lived in Ohiowa during their marriage until Frank passed away in 2011. Bonnie worked at her parent’s café as a teenager. She also worked as a cook at Virginia’s Café and LES in Lincoln, NE. She later worked as a teacher’s aide at Park School in Lincoln. After leaving Lincoln, she began working as a Cottage Parent at the Youth Development Center in Geneva, and retired at the Youth Development Center as a Cook. Later in life, she worked at Hilty’s Grocery Store in Geneva in the deli department and also demonstrated new food items in the store. Bonnie was baptized at the Christian Church in York. After her marriage to Franklin Bulin she became an active member of Grace Lutheran in Ohiowa and served on the Ladies Aid. She also served as President of the PTA was on the school board of Ohiowa Public Schools and volunteered at the Salvation Army. Bonnie was preceeded in death by her parents Harold and Elsie Toombs, brother Alfred “Sonny” Toombs, sister Marylou Martin, brother-in-law Charles Martin, sons-in-law Don Jacque and Roy Beckmann, daughter-in-law Sandy Bulin, husband Franklin Bulin, 3 children, and two Grandchildren Kiley Bulin and Blake Mason, sisters-in-law Millie Toombs and Dorothy Toombs, brothers-in-law Art Ryan and Kit Carmody. She is survived by Daughters: Janet Porter, Joyce & Glen Plock, Deb Sieber and Lonnie Crays, Anita “Tiny” Beckmann, Sharon Bulin, Charlotte “Charlie” Hart, Jackie & Brud Coy, Linda & Dennis Johnson, Diana “Nan” Uldrich, Patricia “Patty” & Shawn Elliott. Sons: Gary Bulin, and Alan & Deb Bulin. Siblings: Shirley Ryan, Dorothy “Pork” & Al Tritsch, Larry & Arlene Toombs, Jan & Bruce Breslow, Donna “Hubba” & Chuck Stetler and Gary Toombs, 35 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren and lots of nieces and nephews. Funeral service for Anita "Bonnie" Bulin will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday June 5, 2014, at the Grace Lutheran Church, rural Ohiowa, Nebraska. A luncheon will follow at the Ohiowa Auditorium. A graveside service will be held at 2;30 p.m. Thursday at the Greenwood Cemetery in York, Nebraska. Memorials are directed to the family for later designation.

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Anita "Bonnie" L. Bulin

February 17, 1929 - June 2, 2014