Bonnie Flueckiger

Bonnie Joy Flueckiger, 82, of Berne entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Swiss Village in Berne. She was born December 18, 1939, in Berne to Herman and Luetta (Sprunger) Cook. She was married August 27, 1960, at First Mennonite Church in Berne to Rev. Jerry Flueckiger. They celebrated 59 years together before he passed away.
She was a member of First Mennonite Church in Berne and served on the visitation team, library board, taught elementary Sunday school and Bible school, sang in the chancel choir and was a part of the prayer shawl ministry. She also served on the I.C.E. Board at Adams Central for six years and served on the AGAPE Respite Care Board for eight years.
Growing up in Berne, she graduated from Berne-French High School in May of 1957. Following graduation, she went on to Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in August of 1960. She lived a life of always placing others’ needs before her own, and this was very evident during her nursing career. She was a registered nurse in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, before moving back to the area and was employed for Swiss Village for 14 years, Caylor Nickel in Bluffton for seven years and Adams Memorial Hospital for 10 years. She also gave generously of her time volunteering at Swiss Heritage Village and Adams Memorial Hospital. She also served as pastor’s wife and assisted her husband as he pastored churches in Indiana and Ohio.
She enjoyed staying busy, being involved in many different aspects of serving her Lord and Savior and others. She had a love for her family and relished the time spent at their activities or simply just spending quality time with them. She was talented in crocheting and enjoyed reading. She and her husband were both very active and enjoyed the exercise facilities available at Swiss Village. Additionally, she gave generously of her time volunteering at Swiss Village and also sang with the Swiss Village Singers.
She is survived by her two sons, Mark (Kim) Flueckiger of Huntington; and Dave (Debbie) Flueckiger of Fort Wayne; six grandchildren, Erica Kirchner; Kelcey Zaugg; Joy Miller; Calvin Flueckiger; Tyler Flueckiger; and Taylor Flueckiger; and 10 great-grandchildren, Kaidon Flueckiger; Braxten Kirchner; Bohden Kirchner; Logan Kirchner; Degan Kirchner; Kacyn Zaugg; Kreighten Zaugg; Kashden Zaugg; Kixley Zaugg; and Knox Thieme.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on October 6, 2019; daughter, Beth Maag; and two siblings, Janet and Jon Cook in infancy.
Visitation will be Friday, April 1 from 5-7 p.m. at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne and one hour prior to the 10 a.m. funeral service Saturday, April 2 at First Mennonite Church in Berne. Officiating will be Pastor Jim Schwartz. Burial will be at MRE Cemetery in Berne.
Memorials may be made to the Swiss Village Samaritan Fund and First Mennonite Assistance Fund.
Arrangements provided by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.zwickjahn.com.