Juanita K. "Bonnie" Zeis

Juanita “Bonnie” K. Zeis, 62 of Devils Lake, ND passed away, Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Mass of Christian Burial for Bonnie will be held on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Devils Lake. Fr. Dale Kinzler will celebrate the Mass. Graveside Services for Bonnie will be at St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Wales, ND at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Monday, from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary and Scripture Service at 7:00 p.m. Serving as Casket Bearers for Bonnie will be Jacob Grosz, Chris Grosz, Mark Estenson, Jerry Howatt, Tom Howatt, Shawn Howatt, Rod Howatt and Mark Howatt. Reading the Scriptures will be Greg Zeis and Rod Howatt. Gift Bearers will be Jacob Grosz, Alexis Zeis and Mikayla Zeis Music will be provided by Lynne Webster and JoDee Lagein. Born in Langdon ND, Bonnie was raised on the family farm near Hannah ND with her nine brothers and sisters. After she graduated from Hannah High School in 1964, she married Allen Zeis of Wales ND. Once married, she moved with her new husband to Fort Leonardwood, MO where her two children were born while her husband trained at the US Army training facility nearby. Once he was discharged from the army, they moved back to the Fargo area where she was a housewife and mother until 1974 when they moved to Devils Lake, ND. While raising her children, she worked as the "friendly neighborhood" drive-up teller at Ramsey National Bank for many years. You would remember her as the one with the friendly smile. She was very active with the Lake Region Skating Club and even participated in several ice skating shows. She would practice all the time and even had some skating time with her grandchildren. She also spent a lot of time with her Dad, Maurice, taking care of the horses and garden. She loved to ride and rode in several parades with her family. She loved family gatherings at the lake and being with her grandchildren. She liked to play canasta, read love stories, sew and do needlepoint. Bonnie is survived by her two children: Jackie (Chris) Grosz of Minot, ND and Greg (Shari)Zeis of Bismarck, ND.; her grandchildren: Jacob Grosz and Alexis and Mikayla Zeis; her brothers and sisters: Sharon Faul of Devils Lake ND, Thomas (Sheila) Howatt of Seattle WA, Jerry (Patty) Howatt of Langdon ND, Lori Howatt of Devils Lake ND, Rod (Connie) Howatt of Langdon ND, Shawn (Bonnie) Howatt of Starkweather ND, Susie (Mark) Estenson of Devils Lake ND and Mark (Theresa) Howatt of Omaha NE. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents: Maurice and Phyllis (Fischer) Howatt of Devils Lake and her brother Bradley Howatt of Hannah ND.