Cook County Commissioner Charles S. Bonk, 57, died of an apparent heart attack in his home at 1820 W. 18th St. He was chairman of four County Board committees and was considered one of the board’s hardest workers, as well as one of its most good-natured and jovial.
Bonk died in the house in the Near West Side Pilsen neighborhood which had been his home throughout most of his life. He served in the Army in World War II and was wounded during the Normandy invasion.
Before becoming a county commissioner in 1962, re represented his neighborhood as state legislator, alderman, and Democratic committeeman.
When redistricting in 1962 put his 21st Ward neighborhood into Ald. Vito Marzullo’s 25th Ward, Bonk was slated by the Democratic organization for the County Board. When he became commissioner at the age of 42 he was the board’s youngest member.
He was the husband of Harriet, nee Karbowski; father of Susan (Dr. Arthur) Brace; grandfather of Charles; son of Mary and the late Stanley Bonk; brother of Josephine (John) Pawlowicz, Frances (Dr. Michael S.) Krupa and Rose (Joseph) Novak. Funeral from Fortuna Funeral Home to St. Pius V Church. Entombment Resurrection Catholic Cemetery.
Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr 1976
Bonk died in the house in the Near West Side Pilsen neighborhood which had been his home throughout most of his life. He served in the Army in World War II and was wounded during the Normandy invasion.
Before becoming a county commissioner in 1962, re represented his neighborhood as state legislator, alderman, and Democratic committeeman.
When redistricting in 1962 put his 21st Ward neighborhood into Ald. Vito Marzullo’s 25th Ward, Bonk was slated by the Democratic organization for the County Board. When he became commissioner at the age of 42 he was the board’s youngest member.
He was the husband of Harriet, nee Karbowski; father of Susan (Dr. Arthur) Brace; grandfather of Charles; son of Mary and the late Stanley Bonk; brother of Josephine (John) Pawlowicz, Frances (Dr. Michael S.) Krupa and Rose (Joseph) Novak. Funeral from Fortuna Funeral Home to St. Pius V Church. Entombment Resurrection Catholic Cemetery.
Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr 1976
Cook County Commissioner Charles S. Bonk, 57, died of an apparent heart attack in his home at 1820 W. 18th St. He was chairman of four County Board committees and was considered one of the board’s hardest workers, as well as one of its most good-natured and jovial.
Bonk died in the house in the Near West Side Pilsen neighborhood which had been his home throughout most of his life. He served in the Army in World War II and was wounded during the Normandy invasion.
Before becoming a county commissioner in 1962, re represented his neighborhood as state legislator, alderman, and Democratic committeeman.
When redistricting in 1962 put his 21st Ward neighborhood into Ald. Vito Marzullo’s 25th Ward, Bonk was slated by the Democratic organization for the County Board. When he became commissioner at the age of 42 he was the board’s youngest member.
He was the husband of Harriet, nee Karbowski; father of Susan (Dr. Arthur) Brace; grandfather of Charles; son of Mary and the late Stanley Bonk; brother of Josephine (John) Pawlowicz, Frances (Dr. Michael S.) Krupa and Rose (Joseph) Novak. Funeral from Fortuna Funeral Home to St. Pius V Church. Entombment Resurrection Catholic Cemetery.
Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr 1976
Bonk died in the house in the Near West Side Pilsen neighborhood which had been his home throughout most of his life. He served in the Army in World War II and was wounded during the Normandy invasion.
Before becoming a county commissioner in 1962, re represented his neighborhood as state legislator, alderman, and Democratic committeeman.
When redistricting in 1962 put his 21st Ward neighborhood into Ald. Vito Marzullo’s 25th Ward, Bonk was slated by the Democratic organization for the County Board. When he became commissioner at the age of 42 he was the board’s youngest member.
He was the husband of Harriet, nee Karbowski; father of Susan (Dr. Arthur) Brace; grandfather of Charles; son of Mary and the late Stanley Bonk; brother of Josephine (John) Pawlowicz, Frances (Dr. Michael S.) Krupa and Rose (Joseph) Novak. Funeral from Fortuna Funeral Home to St. Pius V Church. Entombment Resurrection Catholic Cemetery.
Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr 1976
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