Juliet Samuelson Bonura, 97, of Beaumont, died Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at Beaumont Health Care, Beaumont. She was born on September 20, 1917, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Maude Brockhoeft Samuelson and Abraham Samuelson, and had been a longtime resident of the area.
Juliet is survived by her daughters, Jo Ann Lombard and her husband, Walter, of Beaumont and Maude Anna Borel and her husband, David, of Nederland; son, Gary Frank Bonura, of Beaumont; sister, Bette Davis, of Estes Park, Colorado; niece, Anna Brown and her husband, Howard, of Beaumont; four grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; friend, Marlis Markantonio, of Estes Park, Colorado; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Frank Jesse Bonura; son, Michael Bonura; three sisters; and two brothers.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Bonura will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 9, 2015, in the Chapel of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, 6825 Gladys Avenue, Beaumont. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont.
