Velora Almetta Bunger1

F, #46927, b. 28 Dec 1936, d. 25 Sep 2013
Pedigree
Birth*28 Dec 1936 Velora Almetta Bunger was born on 28 Dec 1936 at Belvidere, Boone Co, IL.1 
Marriage*10 May 1958 She married Thomas Franklin Treadway, son of Joseph T. Treadway and Bertha A. Wilshire, on 10 May 1958.1 
Marriage*19 Aug 1999 Velora Almetta Bunger married Carl O. Persson on 19 Aug 1999.1 
Death*25 Sep 2013 Velora died on 25 Sep 2013 at Cox Medical Center, Branson, Taney Co, MO, at age 76.
Velora Almetta Persson, 76, of Belvidere, IL; passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 in Cox Medical Center, Branson, MO.

She was born December 28, 1936 in Belvidere, IL; the daughter of Herbert J. and Alvina (nee Boomgarden) Bunger. She was married to Thomas F. Treadway, Sr. on May 10, 1958. He preceded her in death. She then married Carl O. Persson on August 19, 1999.

Velora drove a school bus for Immanuel Lutheran School and for Belvidere School District 100 as well as served at the Keen Age Center. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Belvidere and the Belvidere Moose Lodge #295.

Velora will be greatly remembered for all that she did.

She is survived by her husband, Carl; four children, Bonnie (Rick) Miley, Connie (Ronald) Lawson, Janet (Bo) Brown; Linda (Robert) Wheeler; daughter-in-law, Tzena Treadway; Carl's children, Carolyn (Hillary) Gentry, Jim (Jaime) Persson, Harvey Persson, Steve (Rachel) Persson; 21 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great grandson; 3 sisters, Dixie (Richard) Allen, Crystalyn Mays, Iris Humphry; 2 brothers, Herbert (Barb) Bunger and Randy (Ruth) Bunger.

In addition to her first husband, Velora is preceded in death by her parents, son, Thomas Treadway, Jr, 2 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 1, 2013 in Zion Lutheran Church 1300 Pearl St. Belvidere, IL. The Rev. Dr. Karl Otto, officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday in Buck-Wheeler-Hyland Funeral Home 218 W. Hurlbut Av. and from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday in the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the family to be determined later.1 
Burial*1 Oct 2013 Her body was interred on 1 Oct 2013 at Belvidere, Boone Co, IL, at Belvidere Cem.1 

Partners and Children
Marriage*10 May 1958 She married Thomas Franklin Treadway, son of Joseph T. Treadway and Bertha A. Wilshire, on 10 May 1958.1 

Partners and Children
Marriage*19 Aug 1999 Velora Almetta Bunger married Carl O. Persson on 19 Aug 1999.1 

Citations

  1. [S237] Obituary, Velora Almetta Persson, newspaper unknown, transcribed at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi, accessed November 2015.

Dorothy M. Biehl1

F, #46929
Pedigree
Marriage*20 Sep 1958 She married Harold Lee Treadway at Winnebago Co, IL, on 20 Sep 1958.1 

Partners and Children
Marriage*20 Sep 1958 She married Harold Lee Treadway at Winnebago Co, IL, on 20 Sep 1958.1 

Citations

  1. [S230] Marriages, Civil Records Ancestry.com. Winnebago County, Illinois, Marriages, 1836-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.