Bonnie L. Colquhoun

Bonnie Lee Colquhoun, age 81 of Battle Creek, died in the hands of the Lord on February 25, 2011. She was born March 23, 1929 in Battle Creek to the late Norman Frank Rabe and Cletah (Henion) Reinhold. Occasionally as a young child, Bonnie would accompany her father to work at Kelloggs. Always one to strike up a conversation, Bonnie recalls chatting with W.K. Kellogg while sitting on his desk. She attended Battle Creek Public Schools including Northwestern Junior High School and graduated from Lakeview High School in 1946. She attended Ward Bellmont College in Nashville, Tennessee, then graduated from Michigan State University where she enjoyed her Kappa Alpha Theta sisterhood and earned a degree in Speech Therapy. She married Graham Fraser Colquhoun, M.D., originally of Nova Scotia, in 1953. On occasion, she worked as a substitute teacher, primarily at Minges Brook Elementary School while raising her children. In her later years, she cherished her PEO, bible study, and book club friends. Bonnie was a very dedicated wife, mother and grandmother. Christ was the center of her life. She was a witness to his love. She was blessed with all of the gifts of the holy spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. In her final weeks, she read the book Breakthrough by Gerard Long, a Christian parable written to inspire one to �discover life�s most meaningful answers� through ALPHA, a course on knowing Christ. Bonnie recently gave over a dozen copies of Breakthrough to those around her as a way to share Christ when her own strength was fading. She exemplified the Psalm 23 walk, conquering fear and doubt with the comfort of the Lord, her shepherd. Bonnie was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Graham F. Colquhoun. She is survived by her brother, Norman (Katie) Rabe, three children, Breah (William) Mohr, of Aurora, Illinois, P. Jeffrey (Diane) Colquhoun of Battle Creek, Heather (Albert) Avila of Longboat Key, Florida, and seven grandchildren, Matthew and Meghan Mohr, Peter, Gillian and Brigitte Colquhoun, and Audrey and Andrea Avila. The family will receive family and friends from 4:00- 6:00 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2011 at Shaw Funeral Home. Funeral services will take place 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 5, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church. Memorial contributions may be directed to ALPHA USA (please write in the memo line:Michigan Southwest Region, and send to 2275 Half Day Road, Ste. 185, Bannockburn, IL 60015) or Mission Eyes Foundation of SW Michigan (through the Battle Creek Community Foundation, 34 W. Jackson St., Battle Creek, MI 49017). The family is being served by Shaw Funeral Home. www.shawfuneralhome.com