Vance & Bonnie Grainger

Bonnie Jean Grainger, 83, died on Friday morning February 15, 2019 in Portland, Oregon. She was born in Loma Linda, CA on January 26, 1936, the third child of Earnest Gerald and Forest Evelyn Askey Gober. The family soon moved to Lodi, CA where, in the third grade she met Vance Leroy Grainger. The two were high school sweethearts. Bonnie graduated from La Sierra College (Riverside, CA) with a degree in nursing. Bonnie and Leroy were married on August 25, 1955.

Bonnie loved her work as an RN, a role she approached with both great skill and immense compassion. Other passions in her life included raising their three sons, Wade, Rodney and Kevin, blessing others with her gift of music, and through her love of cooking. Countless individuals have been blessed by her musical talent of singing, piano, and organ and her amazing cooking and baking.

Bonnie is survived by her husband Vance Leroy, her sister Patricia, brother Dan, 3 sons, 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

A service was held on Friday, February 22, 2018 at 3:00 PM at Lincoln Memorial Park in Portland, OR.

In lieu of flowers, those who wish to remember her are asked to make a donation to their own local school or church’s music program.

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Vance Leroy Grainger passed away on June 23rd, 2019. He will be greatly missed by all of his children and grandchildren. Vance was born on March 4th, 1934 in Modesto, California to Albert and Etta Grainger (Howell). The family moved to Vallejo, California in 1941 and then to Lodi, California in 1944. It is in Lodi where he first started to think about becoming a Druggist or Pharmacist (as we say today). Each week, the whole family, including an older sister Eula, Mom and Dad and a younger sister Goldie would go downtown for a night stroll and ice cream. Vance would stand outside of the Pharmacy and peer into the windows thinking of his future life.

During his life in Lodi, he also met the love of his life, Bonnie Jean in 3rd grade. Vance became best friends with Bonnie’s brother Dan and they shared many joyful, childhood memories.

Vance attended Lodi Adventist Academy, La Sierra College and then the University of the Pacific Pharmacy School for his Masters in Pharmacy. He married Bonnie and had three sons, Wade, Rodney and Kevin.

The family moved several times in the early years but settled in Madera, California in 1978 where Vance established his own Pharmacy and worked there for 30 years. One of Vance's favorite memories was a family mission trip to Ile Ife, Nigeria between the years of 1964 to 1967.

We will greatly miss Vance; his recitation of poetry, love of nature, skiing, and sense of adventure.

Services for Vance Grainger will be announced shortly.