Viola "Vi" Bongiorni

Viola "Vi" Bongiorni, 93, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, and a former longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Sunday, January 8, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born June 23, 1912 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Daniel and Dillie Belle (Johnson) Moon. She was a graduate of Bartlesville High School. She was a retired certified nurses aide where she had worked in the Fredonia Nursing Homes and at Golden Keys Nursing Home in Neodesha. She was married to Charles Keith Wolf. He preceded her in death in 1947. In 1949 in Altoona, she married Eugene Bongiorni Sr. He preceded her in death on March 12, 1992. She was a member of the Altoona Christian Church and was active with the Altoona Over 50 Center. Her Survivors include two daughters, Janice Kay Greenland of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Deanna Burris of Fredonia, KS; one son, Gary Bongiorni of Thayer, KS; one step-daughter, Maculette Walters of Atlasburg, PA; two step-sons, Eugene Bongiorni Jr of Peck, KS and Robert Bongiorni of Atlasburg, PA; one sister, Delila Denbo of Bartlesville, OK; 24 Grandchildren; 30 Great Grandchildren; 2 Great-Great Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Richard Wolf; two step-children, Richard Bongiorni and Brenda Renko; two sisters, Leona Close and Lora May Moon; one brother,William Moon; three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at the Timmons Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Pelley of the Thayer Christian Church officiating. Burial will be in the Altoona Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, 5:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. with the family receiving friends 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. A memorial has been established in her name with the Altoona Over 50 Center and may be sent to the funeral home.