Bonnie Lee DeHaven

Bonnie Lee DeHaven

was born February 21,

1960 in Garrison, ND to

Edmund and Eleanor

Mehlhoff. She was raised

on the family farm east of

Garrison and educated at

Garrison public schools.

At the age of 12 she met

Tom DeHaven while rid-

ing her bicycle through

town. He repaired her

chain which had fallen off

the bike and proved to be

the “repairer” of many

things through the years

as they became high

school sweethearts. They

were married May 12,

1978 and remained to-

gether for 43 years. In

1982 Tom and Bonnie

with their two sons Billy

and Benji moved to Wat-

ford City, ND, where Jen-

nifer would be born in

1987.

Bonnie served the com-

munity over the years, in-

cluding McKenzie County

Hospitals as a Nurse Aid

and the McKenzie County

School District as a food

service cook (25 years).

But if you were to ask her

about her most important

job over the years she

would have told you it

was “being a mom”. It

brought her much joy and

fulfillment raising a fami-

ly and, in turn, watching

them grow and raise fami-

lies of their own.

Her hobbies included

oil painting, music (key-

board), writing poetry,

camping, fishing, riding

motorcycles, and vaca-

tioning on cruise ships.

Bonnie and Tom enjoyed

taking mini vacations in

the black hills riding

motorcycle and camping

in their camper. One of

Bonnie’s favorite trips was

her Royal Caribbean

cruise around the

Hawaiian Islands that in-

cluded an adventurous jet

ski ride, waterfall hikes

and the “Road to Hana”

tour.

Bonnie had a strong and

vibrant faith. She served

at church in several capa-

cities such as a Sunday

School Teacher, on prayer

team, and in the Women’s

Aglow Organization. She

held various leadership

positions in Aglow at the

local and state level and

traveled to national and

international conferences.

She ministered to family

and friends through

prayer and words of en-

couragement.

Bonnie’s greatest love

was her Lord and Savior

Jesus Christ. She was bap-

tized as an adult at the

Watford City Assembly of

God Church and attended

regularly. Her bible and

prayer list was always

close at hand. She loved

to dance and sing during

times of worship. She

turned to the Lord for her

peace, joy and strength

and continued to do so

until the end.

In 2005 the first of 6

grandchildren would

come along. They were

near and dear to her heart.

She looked forward to

visits, lake time, birthdays

and holidays. She lav-

ished hugs and kisses on

them whenever she could

and was generous with

gifts and cards, never for-

getting a holiday or spe-

cial event. The 7th

grandchild will arrive in

2022.

She was diagnosed with

breast cancer in 2011. She

underwent treatment im-

mediately and kept the

spread of cancer at bay for

many years. When the

cancer spread she contin-

ued to fight hard and

spend as much time as

possible with loved ones.

She will be greatly missed

by friends and family.

She is survived by her

husband Tom, mother,

Eleanor, Garrison, ND,

sons, Bill, Fargo, ND and

Ben(Michelle), Moorhead,

MN, daughter,

Jennifer(Nick), Fargo, ND,

and grandchildren, Abbie,

Lillie, Jaxon, David,

Makayla, and Rebecca.

She is preceded in death

by her father, Edmund.

Visitation will be Tues-

day, October 26, 2021

from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

at Fulkerson-Stevenson

Funeral Home Watford

City. Funeral services

will be Wednesday, Oc-

tober 27, 2021 at 11:00 am

at the Watford City As-

sembly of God Church

2117 Main Street; Watford

City with Pastor Sheldon

McGorman will be offici-

ating. Private burial will

take place at the Garrison

City Cemetery in Garris-

on, ND.

Arrangements are under

the care of

Fulkeron-Stevenson Fun-

eral Home Watford City.

www.fulkersons.com