Posted on: Ottawa Co., MI Obituaries - A Place to Share Obits about People Who Lived or Died in Ottawa Co., MI Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/OttawaObits?read=177 Surname: Bon ------------------------- From the Grand Haven Tribune July 2, 1901 p 4 Ottawa "Death of Capt. L.W. Bon News reached here this morning of the death of Capt. Louis W. Bon at the Michigan Soldiers Home at Grand Rapids. Capt. Bon has been an occupant of the house for a number of years and a sufferer from paralysis. He has been very low for some time and his death was not unexpected. Capt Louis Bon was born in Ohio about 73 years ago. and at the time of the Civil War he was near Manitowoc Wis. He enlisted and served in a Wisconsin regiment during the war. After the war he was engaged in tugging on the river. He was captain of many well known river tugs among them the "McCormick". After his retirement from sailing he was appointed to his last position in government light and fog houses. While in active service he suffered a bad fall on the pier which resulted in paralysis. He entered the Soldier's Home where he has suffered terribly during his last illness. Mrs. Bon was with him during the final moments of his illness and she with five children survive him. Capt. Bon was a member of the Weatherwax Post G.A.R. and always a favorite with his friends who feel his death keenly. The body will be brought here for burial on Thursday afternoon. "