Jennie Lee Davis

Jennie Lee Davis age, 80 of Mondamin, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Longview Care Center in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 17, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Jesse J. and Angelina (Matrie) Duthrie, Sr. She was united in marriage to her husband, Jerald Davis, on September 2, 1983. She had worked for Safe Way in Council Bluffs, Iowa, for many years in the bakery department as a cake decorator, on many occasions decorating cakes for major politicians in the upper Midwest running for Presidential and Gubernatorial positions, amongst many other special events. She had also been employed in the Council Bluffs, Iowa, public school system in the cafeteria department. Her special enjoyment was watching her children and grandchildren grow up through the years, coming over for Holiday meals and 4th of July fireworks, and cooking up some of her special Italian meals of spaghetti, lasagna, and fried chicken. Jennie is preceded in death by her parents, brother: Jesse Duthrie, sister: Maryann Coomes, grandson: Matthew Mueller great grandson: Jordan Vaagen, daughter in law: Kristi Bonnichsen. Along with her husband, she is survived by her 2 daughters and 3 sons and their families, Bonnie and Greg Mueller, Logan, Iowa, Linda and Gary Peterson, Stanley, North Carolina, Tom and Meg Bonnichsen, Ashland, Nebraska, Bob Bonnichsen, Omaha, Nebraska, and Jim and Kathy Bonnichsen, Fargo, North Dakota, with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Two brothers, James O’Connor of Norwich, Connecticut, and Thomas O’Connor of Texas. Two sisters, Madaline Doubleday of Norwich, Connecticut, and Elizabeth Wallace of Cornwall, Connecticut, along with numerous nieces and nephews. A wake will be held Friday at 6:00 p.m. with visitation to follow until 8:00 p.m. at Hennessey Funeral Home in Missouri Valley, Iowa. The family would like to invite everyone to a time of lunch and fellowship to the church after the committal service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Longview Nursing Home, 1010 Long View Road, Missouri Valley, Iowa, 51555. In Loving Memory Of Jennie Lee Davis Born October 17, 1934 Tulsa, Oklahoma Entered Into Rest April 22, 2015 Missouri Valley, Iowa Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015 St. Patrick’s Catholic Church~Missouri Valley, Iowa Celebrant Father Mike Berner Organist Kris Gash Music Selections “In The Garden” “On Eagles Wings” “Dancing In The Sky” “Amore`” Honorary Bearers Fred Cooper Casket Bearers Family and Friends Final Resting Place Branson Cemetery – Loveland, Iowa

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