Bonnie Dillon's Obituary
Bonnie Dillon (nee Church), age 94, of Sullivan, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Medina Hospital, Medina.
She was born on November 16, 1923 in Dickinson County, VA. She grew up and graduated high school in Haysi, VA. She moved to Lorain County where she lived and worked for 40 years until she moved to Sullivan 28 years ago. Bonnie retired from General Motors in 1985, after working there for 20 years. She was one of the original and iconic “Rosie the Riveter’s”.
She enjoyed doing so many things and her free-time would be filled with her love of quilting, canning, gardening, feeding and watching the birds, reading, watching her beloved Cleveland Indians, and rooting for her favorite college football teams. Even though she never had the opportunity to make it there, she never missed the Kentucky Derby on tv.
She is survived by her children; Kathryn (Russell) McKnight, of Lorain, Deborah (Lawrence) Alten, of Sheffield Lake, Cheryl (Ronald) Bellottie, of Berlin Heights, Cynthia Hribar, of Sullivan, and Lesa (Shannon) Sommers, of Sullivan, her grandchildren; Joy Nickoli, Jessica Bellottie, Jade Sims, Brian Alten, Christopher Alten, Drew Dillon, Hayley Hribar, and Sam Hribar, great grandchildren; Noah Nickoli, Piper Nickoli, Fisher Sims, Zander Sims, Hunter Alten, Sawyer Alten, and Alivia Alten, and her brother, George Church, Jr.
Bonnie was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Billy Earl Dillon, in 1989, and her parents; George Washington and Angeline (nee Deel) Church, and her siblings; Trigg Church, Phinas Church, Kilby Church, May Church, Claude Church, Ruby Church Kiser, Fonnie Church Kiser, Leonard Tivis Church, Rose Church, and Effie Church.
The family will receive friends on Monday, June 4, 2018 from 10:00 am until the time of her funeral service at 12:00 pm., at the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park Road, Amherst. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, South Amherst.
To send an online condolence, go to www.dovinreberjones.com
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