Bonnie Lois Schwab Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Bonnie Lois Springer Schwab Born April 6, 1934 Died June 3, 2022 Bonnie Springer Schwab was born to Iva and James Springer in Chandler, Oklahoma in 1934. The family, including Bonnie and her older brothers Jay and Jack, soon moved on to California where they settled in the Central Valley and worked the fields around Corcoran and Stratford. Bonnie joined the Air Force in 1952, then met and married Gerald Schwab Sr. in Utah in 1953. Bonnie and Gerald settled at first in New York City as they began their family, and made many other places their home - New Jersey; Huntington Beach, California and Fremont, California among them - before settling in Visalia, near where Bonnie grew up. Roots were important to her. Bonnie's extensive research into her family's genealogy resulted in hundreds of years of ancestors being uncovered, an entire history revealed due to her persistence. And she got involved in the community as a reserve Sheriff's Deputy in Tulare County, and helped countless people as a volunteer for the county's Rape Crisis Team. While raising her six children, Bonnie became a prolific artist, working in multiple mediums. From quilting and oil painting to embroidery, sewing and even dollmaking, she truly loved creating with her hands and passed that love onto many of her children. She had a strong connection to Depression-era arts, crafts, and music, from collecting Depression glass to her love of Dorothea Lange and bluegrass like the O' Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack. Art was her outlet until the end of her life. Bonnie Schwab is preceded in death by her parents and brothers, and her husband Gerald Saul Schwab Sr. as well. She leaves a large family behind. Children Kathlene, Lynn, Deborah, Renee, Stacy and Gerald Jr.; grandchildren Christine, Taryn, Mara, Eric, Randy, Haylie and Megan; and 8 great-grandchildren. The family would like to thank Ardent Hospice Care and the staff at Casa Grande Assisted Living for caring so kindly for Bonnie in her last weeks. We are very grateful. A private gathering will be held. In lieu of flowers please send donations to Family Services of Tulare County at www.FSTC.net Services have been entrusted to Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel. Memorial Tributes and condolences may be offered by logging onto www.salseranddillard.com.

Bonnie Lois Schwab

April 6, 1934 - June 3, 2022