AKRON – Bonnie M. Walters, 85, of Rochester, and formerly of Akron and the Gilead area, died at 3:38 a.m. Jan. 13, 2013, in Life Care Center, Rochester. She was born April 13, 1927, in Miami County, to Andrew and Bessie Hinsey Funnell. On Oct. 2, 1943, in Peru, she married Donald “Pete” Walters, who died Oct. 10, 1988. She was a cook at Gilead School and worked at Chamberlain Products, Akron; the grocery store in Akron; and Wiles Apparel, Rochester, as well as being a homemaker. She attended Gilead School. She was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church and attended Olive Branch Church of God. Surviving are two sons, Randall Walters, Kokomo, and Michael (and spouse Peggy) Walters, Rochester; five grandchildren; nine grandchildren; and a sister, Nina Opple, Rochester. She also was preceded in death by a sister and a great-granddaughter. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with Pastor Michael McFarland officiating. Burial will be in Gilead Cemetery. Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials may be made to Akron Carnegie Library Condolence may be made via www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
