Bonnie Jo Lechleitner

Bonnie Jo Lechleitner, 53 of Cozad, died on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at her home in Cozad.



Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at the Cozad Christian Church in Cozad, Nebraska. Pastor James McCrickard will be officiating. Interment will be in the Cameron Cemetery in Wood River, Nebraska.



Visitation will be from 4-8 P.M. Tuesday at the Cozad Christian Church in Cozad. Memorials are suggested to the family.



Bonnie J Lechleitner was born November 25, 1963. She was the daughter of Melvin & Mary Friedrichsen. She had 4 brothers and 3 sisters. She was born and grew up in Grand Island until she was 18 years old. She moved to Cozad, NE at that time and received her GED from Cozad High School. She worked at Evans Bakery for 4 years. She was a pellet mill operator at Haymaker Feeds. She worked at South Central Development.



She married Dennis Lechleitner on August 29, 1986.



She is survived by her son, Billy and his wife, Keela; 1 step daughter, Dena; 3 step sons, Donald, Doug, and David; 15 grandkids and 11 great grandkids; her sisters, Ruby Dorsey and Joyce Ogden and their families; her brother, Jimmy Friedrichsen and his family; her brother, Roger and his son; numerous nieces and nephews.



She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; 1 sister; 2 brothers; aunts and uncles; and 1 brother-in-law.



Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family.