John "Jack" Calvin Bondy
April 15, 1926 ~ January 15, 2019
Resided in:
Arden, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
John Calvin “Jack” Bondy, 92, originally from Miami, FL and lived in Arden for over 25 years, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at Givens Highland Farms, Black Mountain.
Born in Detroit, MI, he was the husband of Suzanne (Szechenyi) Kramers-Bondy of Black Mountain, and the son of the late Lawrence E. and Helen (Burghardt) Bondy. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Harriett Elizabeth Knowles, and a son, Lee Bondy.
A US Marine veteran of the Pacific Theater of WWII, he was a member of St. Barnabas Catholic Church.
Jack is survived by his children, Kathy Bondy, Patty Kemm, Debra Maddox, Butch Bondy and his wife Vicki Fortman, and Johnette Burress and her husband Greg, a stepson, Dominic Cody-Kramers and his wife Dayna; 18 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; and a special mention to his best friend Dave Lux and grandson John “Jackie” Maddox.
A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, February 1, 2019 at the Western Carolina State Veteran’s Cemetery in Black Mountain.
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.
The man I have loved most dearly all my life, my Daddy.
You raised us with great Faith and values. You said so many prayers for all of us daily and I know they have carried us through.
You have and always will be the one who helped build a good and loving conscience in me and a loving heart, and my spiritual advisor over the years. I will miss you so greatly!
Yet I know you will always be with me, still praying for me.
Until we see each other again my dear heart. You will remain in my heart, on my mind, in my prayers.
Love, Little John
Please accept my sincere condolences. May the God of tender mercies give you peace and hope. Jeremiah 29:11,12 says that his thoughts for us are of peace, having a future, and hope. God hates death and views it as an enemy. And he gives us the hope of seeing our loved one again. 1 Cor. 15:26
My friend Jack, AKA S.O.B. (Sweet Old Bondy) as you often referred to yourself, I do believe you are now in a better place but I will miss you dearly. You have been my best friend for over 50 years. I remember the friendly but loud family card games, you sitting on the grass while fishing in a lake next to your home in Florida, I remember our visits and the life experiences we shared together, the humor we shared telling each other the same jokes over-and-over and each time laughing as if that was the very first time we heard those stories. Jack, you have always had, and always will have, a special place in my heart. So long old friend, until we meet again, I love you, Dave.
Jack, ‘Fellow Detroiter’
Your great voice is missed at St.Barnabas. Horse and chariots still rings in my mind!
Terry Browne
I’m sorry I missed Mr. Bondy’s passing. It was my sincere pleasure to meet and photograph your family. With the love of our Lord Jesus! Cathryn McLeod 🌿