Bonnie Louise Day

Bonnie Louise (Kragl) Day, age 77 of Aberdeen, MD passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023.

She was born in Havre de Grace, MD to the late Frank and Emily Louise Ayers Kragl on 22 July 1945, and lived in Churchville, MD until her marriage to Sheldon Day in May of 1968.

For 54 years she was the beloved wife of Sheldon Earl Day and is also survived by her son, Kent Patrick Day, and daughter-in-law Dawn Mertz Day, two precious granddaughters Taylor Ann and Kayleigh Michelle Day of Abingdon, MD.

Bonnie has two sisters, Susan Jane Lewis of Elkton, MD, and Emily Jean Clark and her husband Cecil Clark of Orangeburg, SC, and sister-in-law, Ruth Ann Leftwich Kragl wife of Bonnie’s brother, the late Frank Joseph Kragl, Jr and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

She attended Bel Air High School and then Harford Community College. While going to school she worked at Harford Community College and after graduation went to work at Aberdeen Proving Ground as a clerk/computer assistant and the Historical Office all for 33 ½ years. While her son was in elementary school, she stayed home and then worked in the Harford County School System, to be home with him. She then went back to work at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church since 1965 and sang in the sanctuary choir until 2016.

Visitation will be held at the Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 from 6-8pm and again on Thursday, March 16, 2023 from 9:30am until 10:00am at Grace united Methodist Church where a funeral service will begin at 10:00am. Interment will be at Harford Memorial Gardens. Contributions in her memory may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, 110 West Bel Air Avenue, Aberdeen, MD 21001.