Beverly Grayce Bonamie

The Lord opened His arms and brought Beverly Grayce Bonamie, of Polson, MT, to Heaven on Monday, January 4, 2010. Family and friends surrounded her at home when she lost her courageous 6-year battle with breast cancer. Bev was 73. She was born on Sept. 1, 1936 in Petrel, ND to Edward and Grayce Christman. Bev attended high school in Lemmon, SD and received her teaching certification at Huron College in 1956. She then went on to complete a degree in teaching at the University of Montana in 1972. Bev married Bernard Bonamie on Sept. 1, 1957, and they shared 52 years together. Bev was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Beverly lived her life for others through her teaching, her friendship and her kindness to everyone she met. Thirty years of her life was spent teaching and eighteen of those years as a kindergarten teacher in Polson. She retired in 1993. Bev was a big University of Montana Grizzly fan. She loved going to the Griz football games and watching the Lady Griz. She was also a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was preceded in death by her brother Keith Christman and her parents Edward and Grace Christman. Her husband, Bernard of Polson, their daughters, Kristy Johnson and her husband Paul of Seattle, WA and Lori Chase and her husband Richard of Helena, MT, survive her. She is also survived by four grandsons: Tory Schuessler of Seattle, Tyler Chase of Bozeman, MT, Trever Chase of Baltimore, MD, and Ryan Johnson of Seattle, two granddaughters: Annie Chase of Helena, MT & Brittney Johnson of Seattle, a brother Ron Christman and his wife Carol of Kalispell, MT and two very dear friends Lyle & Hazel Rowan of Wessington, SD. A graveside memorial service will be held in Wessington, SD at a later date. The family suggests memorials be made to Cheerful Hearts or Relay For Life. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family online at www.groganfuneralhome.com. The staff at Grogan Funeral Home and Crematory, Polson, MT considers it a privilege to care for Mrs. Bonamie's family.
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