Lester Miles Bonjour

1910 - 1975  (64 years)

• Name	Lester Miles Bonjour
  Born	23 Sep 1910	Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Jan 1975	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	14 Jan 1975	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I994	Rossville
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Jasper Clarence Bonjour,   b. 30 Nov 1886, Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Oct 1975, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Sarah Sophia Cass Bonjour,   b. 1 Jan 1891, Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 29 Nov 1974, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Louise Banta Bonjour,   b. 21 Jan 1916, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Mar 2003, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 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, Lester Lester Bonjour Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Penwell-Gabel Fu¬neral Home for Lester M. Bon¬jour, 64, 2408 Clay, who died Saturday night in a Topeka hos¬pital where he was admitted several hours earlier the same day. He apparently had a heart attack. He was born Sept. 23, 1910, at Onaga and lived in Topeka since 1951. He owned and oper¬ated the Bonjour Security Serv¬ice. He was a member of Home Lodge No. 89, AF&AM, at Centralia, Scottish Rite bodies in Topeka, and Topeka Chapter No. 462, Order of Eastern Star. He was married to Helen Banta in 1933. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Marvin Bonjour, 1501 High; his father, Jasper Bon¬jour, 1835 Mission; a brother, Melvin Bonjour, Topeka; a sister, Mrs. Sophia Armstrong, Topeka; and five grandchildren. Entombment will be in Mount Hope Mausoleum.