Clyde Leo Bonno, age 89, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died at the Hospice House of the EUP in Sault Ste. Marie on January 9, 2024. He was born on March 11, 1934, in Sault Ste. Marie to Frederick L. and Josephine (Shampine) Bonno.
Clyde grew up and worked in Sault Ste. Marie before joining the United States Army in his early 20’s. After being honorably discharged, he returned home to Shelby Township, Michigan, and worked at the Ford Automotive Plant. He met his childhood sweetheart, Arla Janet Berkau, and they married on May 17, 1956, in Warren, Michigan, and started their family. He worked as a drywaller in the late 1970’s and after many years of hard work he returned to his hometown, Sault Ste. Marie. He retired on October 22, 2022, from Meal on Wheels.
Clyde was a volunteer driver for the Meals on Wheels program and was a member of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
Clyde owned racehorses and loved going to the racetrack. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, berry picking, road trips, and feeding the ducks and crows. He also enjoyed playing cards, especially participating in Euchre tournaments.
Clyde is survived by his sons, Steve Bonno of Coldwater, Michigan, Dale Bonno of Sault Ste. Marie, and Michael (Terri) Jones of Florida, and; daughter, Susan (Joe Urbanek) Bonno of Marine City, Michigan; grandchildren, Ryan Trembath, Andrea Balyer, Arlan Boehmer, Tim Jones, Michelle Jones, Cindy Jones, and Joe Pine; great grandchildren, Margot, Jack, Jocelyn, Andrew, Jacob, Allison, Carson, Jackson, Alex, Nessie, and Archie; many nieces and nephews and special friend, Aimee Penrose;
Clyde was preceded in death by wife, Arla; daughter, Clydena Trembath; grandson, Drayden Boehmer; parents, Frederick and Josephine Lacoy; infant siblings, George and Barbara Bonno; and siblings, William Bonno, Marie King, Elvera McLeod, Leona Willis, and Adolph Bonno
There is a Celebration of Life tentatively scheduled for the second or third week of July 2024.
Family Life Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Condolences may be left to the family at www.csmulder.com.
