Veronica Mae "Bonnie" Sulger was the daughter of Elizabeth Tiernan Jepson and Alfred H. Jepson. She was born in Long Beach, California on September 30, 1919
Veronica was predeceased by her husband, Arthur Frederick Sulger who died October, 2007 and last year by her older sister, Dorothy J. Husson who died in September.
In June of 1928 Veronica, her sister Dorothy and her parents moved from Long Beach California to Long Island, New York. The train trip took 2 weeks, going up into Canada, through Niagara Falls and into New York City. Veronica found many Aunts and Uncles who had already moved to New York. As a child Bonnie played violin and loved to ice skate. Later the family moved to Glens Falls, New York, and, as a teenager there, Bonnie loved to play tennis and ice skate.
She became engaged to Arthur F. Sulger while both lived in New York City during the war. Arthur had enlisted and the marriage was delayed while Arthur served in Alaska and then New Guinea in the 221st Coast Artillery Battalion Asiatic Pacific Theater. Veronica served in the United States Naval Reserve starting in February, 1943. in Norfolk, Virginia until her discharge on July 4, 1944. Arthur and Bonnie had been married one month earlier, on June 3, 1944.
Arthur returned to military life shortly after WW II ended and remained in the service until his retirement. Arthur and Bonnie had 3 children, Deborah Stefanini, Stephanie Sulger, and Arthur Sulger Jr. The family moved from Bronx, NY to various towns in northern New Jersey, then to Albany, New York in 1958 where Arthur Senior worked as a Lt.Colonel, then Colonel in the New York State National Guard. During this time Bonnie was a Real Estate agent for Picotte Realty.
Arthur, Bonnie, and the youngest daughter Deborah moved to Camp Smith in Peekskill, where Colonel Sulger was commandant until his retirement.
Arthur and Bonnie spent their long retirement in Palm Beach, Florida and Hendersonville, North Carolina. In North Palm Beach they owned and operated the Islander Motel for several years.
Bonnie became a noted quilter and won many awards for her quilts. They also were able to indulge their love of boating and sailing, making many memorable trips in Ho-Hum up and down the East Coast Inland Waterway, and trips with close friends to the Bahamas.
Bonnie Sulger died peacefully with her daughter Stephanie at her side just before midnight on October 9th, 2015 and is interred with her husband Arthur in Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetary in Black Mountain, Norh Carolina.
