Glenda Biddle Jonson was born 7/12/1945 to Virgil and Viola Biddle and passed away 10/5/2020.
She grew up in Southeast South Dakota and attended a one room school house with her three siblings. Glenda was active in 4-H through high school where she excelled in baking, canning and sewing. She attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, graduating in 1967 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Home Economics and a minor in German. She went on to teach high school Home Economics in Luverne, Minnesota Lake and Wellcome Memorial HS in Garden City, MN. She thoroughly enjoyed being in the classroom and teaching high school aged students. Glenda was married to Delvin Bunde in 1969 and together they raised two children, Lisa (Langton) and Eric in Mankato. She and Delvin divorced in 1988 but remained lifelong friends, often sharing holidays and other family celebrations. Glenda relocated to the metro area in 1990 and was employed at Pillsbury and General Mills. She married Arnold Jonson in 1991 and gained two daughter, Julie and Stephanie by marriage. Upon retirement, she and Arnie moved to Ottertail, MN where they renovated the family cabin into a year-round home. In 2011 they again relocated to Hutchinson, MN to be closer to family. Glenda is survived by Arnold Jonson and brother Gary Biddle, her children Lisa and Eric, and seven grandchildren Josh, Jacob, Brandon, Brady, Courtney, Miranda. Evan, and two great granddaughters. She is preceded in death by her parents and her sisters Virginia and Verla.
