West Bend...Leona "Onie" Alderson, 85 of West Bend died Wednesday September 24, 2014 at the West Bend Care Center. Services will be held Monday 10:00 AM at Peace Lutheran Church, West Bend with burial to follow in the West Bend Cemetery. Visitation is from 4-6 PM Sunday at the church. Harris Funeral Home of West Bend is in charge of arrangements. Leona May Schafer, the daughter of Gottlieb and Elizabeth (Schmidt)Schafer, was born January 4, 1929 in West Bend, Iowa where she was raised, received her education and graduated from the West Bend High School. She was a member of the Peace Lutheran Church in West Bend. On October 15, 1961 she was united in marriage with Glen Dean Alderson and the couple made their home in West Bend. She worked at the grocery stores in West Bend, as well as the Grotto of Redemption Restaurant and Gift Shop before her retirement in 2004. Onie was "in love" with life and all the people she knew. One of her proudest accomplishments was being a member of the West Bend women's basketball state championship team. Her hobbies included the Topps club , bowling, gardening, walking and cooking, especially making salads. She had been a resident of the West Bend Care Center since August 31, 2007. The doctors, nurses and nurses' aides were not only her caregivers, but also her "family " and friends. Survivors include her sons, David(Laura) Ellison of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Glen Dean Jr. (Char) Alderson of Brandon, South Dakota, special adopted daughters, Patti Runchey and Janet Laubenthal of West Bend and her grandson Shawn Ellison of Ruthven, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Glen, son Darrell, and 12 brothers and sisters: Carl, Louis, Bill, Bette, Robert, Otto, Wilma, Ernie, Eleanor, Don, Toby and Frances. www.harrisfuneralservices.com