David Bonar

David L. Bonar, 83, a resident of Churubusco and well-known Churubusco businessman, passed away at 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, December 27, 2015, at the family residence following a lengthy illness. Mr. Bonar was born in Churubusco on August 2, 1932, a son of Trevor H. and Berenice N. (Gross) Bonar, and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1950. As a young man he served in the U.S. Navy Reserves and was married in Churubusco on March 2, 1952 to Betty J. Leitch. A lifelong resident of Churubusco, he had been employed at the former Leitch's Market in Churubusco, and later worked as an insurance agent at the former Isay Insurance Agency in Churubusco. In 1984 he started Bonar Insurance in Churubusco and owned and operated the agency for 24 years, retiring in 2008. He was a member of the Churubusco United Methodist Church, and served as the church's treasurer for many years. In his early adult years he coached little league baseball and was a former member of the Churubusco Volunteer Fire Department. An avid tennis player for much of his life, he started the tennis program at Churubusco High School and coached there for many years. He had been honored as the grand marshal of Churubusco's annual Turtle Days Parade, enjoyed attending his grandchildren's athletic events, and had also enjoyed wintering in Florida. The surviving relatives include his wife Betty, to whom he was married for over 63 years; three sons Gary L. (Gisele) Bonar of Churubusco, Mark A. (Teresa) Bonar of Albion, and Jeff L. Bonar of Fort Wayne; a brother Glenn (Kathleen) Bonar of Churubusco; his sister Rosemary Berry of Churubusco; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother John Bonar; and by a brother-in-law William E. Berry. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 30 2015, at the Churubusco United Methodist Church with Rev. Corinne Boruff-Stucker, officiating. The family will receive friends at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m., or at the church one hour prior to the service Wednesday morning. Interment will be in the Riverview Cemetery, south of Churubusco. For those who wish, memorials may be directed to Churubusco United Methodist Church, 750 N. Main St., Churubusco, IN 46723; or Churubusco High School Tennis Program, 1 Eagle Drive, Churubusco, IN 46723