Bonnie Louise (Kmetyk) Culbertson passed away in her home on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm Monday, January 29, 2007 at the Black Hills Funeral Home of Sturgis. A funeral service will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at the First Presbyterian Church, with The Rev. Denzel Nonhof officiating. Inurnment will be at later date at the Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City. Bonnie was born to Stephen and Marguerite Kmetyk on November 25, 1946. She graduated from Sturgis Brown High School in 1964 and later graduated from Black Hills State College in Spearfish. She worked for the Meade County Sheriff's Department for 17 years. She began working for the Department of Social Services in 1990 and became a caseworker supervisor in 1999. She worked there until September of 2006, when she was forced to retire due to ill health. Bonnie was well known for her compassion and strength and was adored by many. She loved Elvis Presley and passed that love to her daughter and granddaughter. She enjoyed spending her free time shopping with her mother every weekend, driving through the hills, hiking and having picnics at her special spot in Mystic. She took enormous pride in her children and grandchildren and loved to spoil them. She was frequently spotted napping in her recliner draped with Kellie and Steve's children in her lap. She is a special person that will be missed by many. Bonnie is survived by her mother, Marguerite Erickson, her daughter, Kellie (Daniel) Burns, her son, Stephen Culbertson, her grandchildren, Darian, Cody, Kaleb, MacKenzie, and Ethan, and numerous friends and relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Stephen Kmetyk, and her brother, Stephen Gary Kmetyk. "Loving You" with sweet "Memories" A memorial has been established to the Hospice of the Northern Hills 1440 North Main Spearfish, SD 57783.