McClain County, Oklahoma
Obituaries
Submitted by: Susan Gabel
Helene Margaret Bonneau
Purcell Register
September 3, 1992
Helene Margaret Bonneau
Graveside services for Helene Margaret Bonneau, 88,
of Dallas, Tex. were held August 26 at Hillside Cemetery in Purcell. A
Mass of Christian Burial was held the morning of August 26 at Holy
Trinity Catholic Church in Dallas, Tex. under the direction of
Crane-Welland Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bonneau, who was born Oct. 16, 1903, died at
Baylor Hospital August 22. She graduated from St. Elizabeth's Academy
in Purcell and received a degree in nursing from St. Anthony's Hospital
in Oklahoma City. Upon graduation she went to work for the Public
Health Department in Oklahoma City.
Mrs. Bonneau received a master's degree from
Columbia University and spent the following three years in South
America with the International Children's Organization. After returning
from South America she worked as a Public Health Nursing Consultant,
Crippled Children's Bureau of Health, Education and Welfare Department,
based in Washington, D.C. She retired in 1968.
She was an active member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
Survivors include one sister, Mary Marcelle Owen of
Ardmore; one brother, J.P. Bonneau of Covina, Calif. and many nieces,
nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Submitters note: (I don't know why the article shows her as Mrs. as she never married.)
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