Bonnie Blomberg, age 80, of Albert City, Iowa died August 28, 2016 at Pleasant View Home in Albert City.

Funeral services will be held Friday, September 2, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Evangelical Free Church in Albert City. Burial will be in the Fairfield Township Cemetery in Albert City. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 1, 2016 from 5-8:00 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. Memorials may be made to GoServ Global for Haiti. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements.

Bonnie Belle Anderson was born December 13, 1935 in Dixon, Nebraska to Lenus and Lillie (Olson) Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Evangelical Free Church. Growing up, Bonnie attended school in Laurel, Nebraska. Following graduation, she attended Grace Bible College in Omaha, Nebraska.

On February 16, 1956, Bonnie was united in marriage to Bennett Kulp in Sioux City, Iowa. Together, they were blessed with five children: Kathy, Sue, Dwight, Jon, and Charlene. Ben and Bonnie served in Papua New Guinea with New Tribes Mission from 1967-1976, prior to their return to Iowa where they made their home in Albert City. Ben passed away in October, 1977.

On December 26, 1983 Bonnie was united in marriage to Andrew (Andy) Blomberg in Albert City. With Bonnie’s five children and Andy’s three (Eric, Sara and Amy), they always liked to joke that “Eight is Enough!”

Bonnie was passionate about serving God wherever He placed her; first as a dorm parent at the mission school in Papua New Guinea and later in Albert City where she was a member of the Evangelical Free Church, ministering with the Women’s Missionary Society (WMS) and on the mission board. She also served many of the families of Albert City, caring for their children in her home daycare. Following Andy’s retirement, they spent a year in Papua New Guinea and several winters at the Bibleville Conference Center near Alamo, Texas, where Andy’s accounting skills and Bonnie’s sewing abilities were greatly appreciated.

In her spare time, Bonnie enjoyed crocheting, sewing and baking for family and friends. Family was very important to her and she treasured spending time with them. Bonnie will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

Those left to cherish her memory include her children: Kathy (Steve) Claassen of Aurora, Colorado, their three children and five grandchildren; Sue (Kirk) Owens of Sanford, Florida, their 4 children and 8 grandchildren; Dwight (Lori) Kulp of Albert City, Iowa, their four children and three grandchildren; Jon (Melissa) Kulp of Pocahontas, Iowa, their two children; Charlene (Richard) VanAllen of Sacramento, California and daughter; stepchildren: Eric (Diane) Blomberg of Omaha, Nebraska and their two children; Sara (Dave) Braga of Winterset, Iowa, their three children and two grandchildren; Amy (Ric) Bishop of Shelbina, Missouri and their two children; brother-in-law, Chuck Binder and sister-in-law, Vivian Wilbur; nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, Lenus and Lillie Anderson; brother, Clifford; sister, Dorothy Dyson; brother, Virgil; sister, LaVonne Binder; and husbands: Ben Kulp and Andy Blomberg.

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