Helen Louise Banta Bonjour

1916 - 2003  (87 years)

• Name	Helen Louise Banta Bonjour
  Born	21 Jan 1916	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Mar 2003	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I1241	Rossville
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Floyd Everett Banta,   b. 14 Mar 1878, Carl Junction, Jasper County, Missouri ,   d. 7 Jan 1950, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mertie Ione Cochran Banta,   b. 18 Apr 1879, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa ,   d. 30 Mar 1976, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 96 years)
  Married	28 Mar 1900	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Family ID	F316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lester Miles Bonjour,   b. 23 Sep 1910, Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 11 Jan 1975, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 64 years)
  Married	7 Sep 1933	Frankfort, Marshall County, Kansas
  Children	1. Marvin Bonjour
  Documents		Marriage- Banta, Helen-Bonjour, Lester Delia and Vicinity Banta-Bonjour The marriage of Miss Helen Louise Banta, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Banta, and Mr. Lester Bonjour, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Bonjour of Onaga, was quietly solemnized September 7, at 2:30 p.m. at Frankfort, Kansas. The pretty bride, who was unattended, was gowned in white crepe dechine with matching accessories. She is a graduate of Delia high school. Mr. Bonjour attended Onaga High School. The young couple have a large circle of friends. The wedding was followed by a reception at the Bonjour home. Mr. and Mrs. Bonjour are at home on a farm near Onaga.
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2019 03:53:00
  Family ID	F141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 7 Sep 1933 - Frankfort, Marshall County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Bonjour, Helen Helen Bonjour Helen L. Bonjour, 87, formerly of Topeka, died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, in Topeka. Mrs. Bonjour worked for the Kansas State Employment Service from 1954 until she retired. She was born Jan. 21, 1916, in Rossville, to Floyd Banta and Mertie Cochren. She moved to Topeka in 1951. Mrs. Bonjour was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Topeka Chapter No. 462 of the Order of the Eastern Star. She married Lester M. Bonjour. He survives. Other survivors include a son, Marvin Bon-jour, Topeka; a sister, Lola Landis, Topeka; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mount Hope Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Thurs¬day at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Mid¬land Hospice House, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, 66606.