Yvonne "Bonnie" Mae Taylor

December 2, 1936 - May 5, 2011

Yvonne \"Bonnie\" Mae Taylor passed away Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Lakeview Lutheran Manor in Cadillac. She was 74. She was born December 2, 1936 to Clarence and Edna (Baumgardner) Beckelic. She married Robert Dean Taylor on December 12, 1952 at the Cadillac Methodist Church.. Bonnie loved golfing, bowling, gardening and traveling. She was a homemaker, mother of seven children, and also secretary for her husband\'s business for many years. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Robert Taylor, her children, Tim (Jan) Taylor, of McBain, Randy Taylor of Marion, Tom (Karen) Taylor of McBain, Rick (Laurie) Taylor of Howell, Kathie Taylor of Marion, and Terry (Kathy) Taylor of McBain, 17 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are brothers-in-law Jim (Hankie) Taylor, Vernon (Pearl) Taylor, Jerry (Louise) Taylor, Al (Grace) Pluger, sisters-in-law, Kay Schepers, Marge (Ivan) Quist, Betty Taylor and Norma (Roy) Wheeler. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Taylor; her parents; five brothers, Don, Gary, Jim, Mark and Earl Beckelic. She was also preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Lawrence Taylor; sisters-in-law, Ethel Mae Pluger and Sharon Taylor, and father- and mother-in-law, Clayton and Katie Taylor. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lucas Rehoboth Reformed Church with Rev. Dave Sterk officiating. Burial will be in the Lucas Cemetery. Visitation is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mercy Hospice. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Mercy Hospice for the excellent care they provided. Arrangements are being held by the Burkholder Funeral Home in McBain.