The Bongey Family and Their Verona Pharmacy.

Sunday 9/25/22, 1pm, at the Verona Senior Center.

If you've had a prescription filled in Verona since 1958, there's a good chance you've come across a member of the Bongey Family. WWII veteran Don Bongey and his wife Ruth started their family pharmacy that year in the old Kunstman building that formerly stood in the current Walgreen's parking lot. Together they would serve Verona for over 40 years, and in that time their children Pam and Gary would grow up to follow in their footsteps.

Generations of Verona kids may recall something memorable just inside the door of that original store (that their parents might not have been thrilled about :-) Other memories include how members of the Verona community and beyond pulled together when the building burned in 1997, and the series of changes that led to the current Verona Hometown Pharmacy we still know today.

Our guest this month will be Gary Bongey, and possibly other members of the family. We will hear their memories of growing up in Verona, their family business, what it's been like to be an integral part of our community for over a half century.

(Illustration by Lori, 1997.)