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| Name |
Bonnie Kay Whipple |
| Nickname |
Bonz |
| Birth |
9 Oct 1956 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
12 May 2021 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
24 May 2022 |
MIDAH |
| FamilySearch ID |
GZCP-Y5R |
| Person ID |
I171095 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Richard LaVar Whipple, b. 27 Apr 1922, Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States d. 19 Apr 1999, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Loa Mildred Richardson |
| Marriage |
23 Mar 1947 |
Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States |
| Family ID |
F22217 |
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- Obituary:
Bonnie (Bonz) K Whipple was born on October 9th 1956 in Salt Lake City , U tah. Bonnie passed away Wednesday May 12th, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. peacefu lly , in her home with her sister by her side. She was 64 years old. Sh e is a t rest after a long battle of fighting her second round of cance r (she fo ught and won the first time in 2006).
Bonnie was the sixth baby Whipple out of nine siblings. She loved to spe n d time outside, particularly when rock hounding with her dad. Bonnie gr e w into a unique young adult with a passion for gardening and good food . H er early career was in the food industry where she grew to become a w onde rful chef.
Bonnie was an artist of many traits and grew a successful art business w i th her sister, Dianne Dalton. They would often refer to Bonnie as the m ec hanical artist, who would engineer very detailed and complicated artwo r k such as jewelry, elk hide drums, and fusion glass (etc.) and Diann e a s the creative artist who would design their digital logos, bring ins pira tion for new projects and paint beautiful oil and watercolor paintin gs. T ogether, they traveled and sold their art work for over 30 years a t varie ty of shows and venues from mountain man rendezvous to festivals . They la ter dialed in their designs selling mainly Bonnie’s handmade on e-of-a-kin d drums along with her glass fusion art and Dianne’s paintin g s and card s only at fine art festivals.
When Bonnie wasn’t on the road, or preparing for the next show she was o f ten tending to her very large and fruitful backyard garden. She gre w a la rge variety of vegetables but many of us remember her tomatoes ver y wel l - she was always generous at sharing the fruits of her labor. A s thing s slowed down, and Bonnie became sick, she still tended to her ga rden a s best she could up until last year, and continued to make glass e arrings , decorative bowls, and her latest creation beautiful fusion glas s c lock s; al l self-taught- truly a gifted human.
Bonnie had a special place in her heart for babies, little children an d a nimals. If she could give them a treat, and get on their good side th en i t would truly make her happy. She was very playful and loved a goo d laugh . She became well known on the road and in Salt Lake for her dru m making , and in her own neighborhood as a friend to many of her neighbo rs. She w as giving of her high quality food and her art. At Christmas he r gifts we re always perfectly packaged with love and care, her holiday s eason begin ning in September so she had time to get her hand made gift s completed. S he was a unique, thoughtful, meticulous, wild spirited, fu nny and a lovea ble person, and she will be truly be missed by many.
Bonnie is preceded in death by her father Richard L. Whipple. She is sur v ived by mother Mildred Whipple, and her siblings Michael, Arlyn (Debbie ) , Dianne Dalton, Karen Suisse (Dave), Lynda Drake (Bryan), Kent (Janele ) , Mark (Joni) and Gary (Cindy), and her close nieces Lisa Hill and Amb e r Dalton and many other nieces and nephews who she cared for greatly.
A celebration of life will be held June 5th 2021 at 12:00 p.m. at Bonnie ’ s mother Mildred Whipple’s home at 444 Oakley St. Salt Lake City, Uta h 84 116. Please contact Dianne Dalton 801-707-9506 for any questions.
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