Boniface 'Bonnie' Jane Lederle, 82, of Cedar Rapids, went to be with the Lord on September 21, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial was at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements with Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids.
She is survived by her children, Jodi Cooper, Denise (Rick) 'Cooper' James, Bonnie Kay (Tim) Meyer, Linda Thurn, Freddie E. (Hayley Jane) Lederle, Jr., Robert 'Amuson' Cooper, Dennis Cooper, Frank (Mary) Thurn, and Anthony (Dena) Thurn; step-children, Debbie, David, and Gene Lederle; many grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and sisters, Carmen Cisneras, Rose Patterson, Beatrice Johnson, and Mary Lou Hoag.
Boniface Jane was born July 5, 1936, to Anthony and Micaela (Gutierrez) Botello. She went to school at Sacred Heart School in Manly, Iowa. She was baptized, received her first Holy Communion, and Confirmation at Sacred Heart Church.
On December 2, 1969, she married her beloved husband, Fred Eugene Lederle in Fulton Missouri. The two of them owned and operated the F&B Cab Company Yellow Cab for 26 years until his passing on September 8, 2010, but this didn't stop her. She continued helping their son, Freddie, Jr., with daily operations of Cedar Rapids Yellow Cab for several years.
Bonnie was a loving mother to all her children. She enjoyed cooking, visiting the casinos, and attending Mass weekly. She donated to many causes that helped the less fortunate.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; daughter, Tina Thurn; infant son, Stanley Eugene Cooper; brothers, Fritz, Ramon, Armando, and Joseph Botello; and sisters, Mary Davis, Solada Botello.
Memorials may be directed to Feed the Children or Mission of Hope.
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