Bonnie’s Obituary Bonnie “Jean” Riley, Silver Lake, died on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Midland Hospice in Topeka. She was born March 12, 1932, the daughter of Willie Mann and Nellie Adeline Highfill Mann, in Leavenworth, Kansas. Most of her early life was spent in or near Oskaloosa, Kansas.
She graduated from Oskaloosa Rural High School in 1950. She married Glen Harlan Riley on April 5, 1957, in Topeka. They divorced in 1978.
Ms. Riley was employed by the Savings Bonds Division of the U.S. Treasury Department from 1951 until 1961. She spent several years as a homemaker on a farm in northwest Shawnee County where she and her husband raised registered angus cattle. Later she was a secretary in the Kansas Department of Transportation and in the office of Governor John Carlin.
She retired from the Office of the State Bank Commission on December 8, 2000, having been secretary to three State Bank Commissioners. She also raised Persian cats for several years. Ms. Riley was a member of the Bethel Community Church where she was Sunday School secretary for many years.
She was a leader in the Grove 4-H Club while her children were in 4-H. She belonged to the Gardeners of America-Topeka, where she served as secretary for several years. She loved gardening and she belonged to the Topeka Daylily Club.
Survivors include her son, William “Bill” Riley (Erica), Silver Lake; Grandchildren Krista Eldridge, Topeka; Jonathan Riley, Portland, OR; and G.A. Riley (Olivia); Great grandchildren Sam Tindell, Nathan and Abby Eldridge, Topeka; a foster son Daniel Beaty of Garland,Texas. A foster son, Keith Burgett, preceded her in death in 1991. Ms. Riley was cremated.
A memorial service will be held at Bethel Community Church at 10:30 am on Tuesday, May 28th. Memorial contributions may be made in her name and sent to Bethel Community Church, 6944 NW Landon Rd. , Topeka, KS 66618, or to Midland Care Hospice, 120 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606.
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