Bonita M. Flinn
Join us in celebrating Bonita—please share your stories and photos, and help spread the word about this page!
Age 84, went home to be with her Lord on Dec. 17, 2021. She was born Nov. 28, 1937 in Peoria to Stanley Walter and Margaret Louise (Danz) Thompson who preceded her in death. Bon graduated from East Peoria Community HS (1955) and married the love of her life, Scott Edward Flinn Nov. 23, 1958 . They celebrated 63 joyful years of marriage. Bonita and Scott lived most of their family years in the Northwest Suburbs of Park Ridge and DesPlaines and later Wilmington, IL. Upon retirement they moved to Oak Run, a lake community, built a home in Liberty Village, Peoria, and recently relocated to Independent Living in Kankakee.
Bonita leaves behind her beloved husband, Scott; their wonderful daughter, Staci Renee' Flinn (George) Roesel, and a loving son, Barrett Anthony (Jamie) Flinn. Bon took great pleasure and delight being "Gaga" to her truly precious granddaughters: Jessoni Austin, Jenna Farcus, twins: Brianna Doyle and Kaitlin Gonzales, and Morgan Grossnickel, and Maddie Flinn, as well as great grandma to darling Nora Austin, Archer Austin and Everett Farcus.
The family received friends for a visitation at Gary Dieters Funeral Home in East Peoria on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. until the time of funeral service 1:45 p.m. A private family burial will follow in Fon du Lac Cemetery.