Obituaries
October 26, 2021

Bonnie M. Wilson – Monessen

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Private funeral services were held for Bonnie M. Wilson, 77, of Monessen, who passed away on Oct. 22, 2021, in Mon Valley Care Center. Bonnie was born in Charleroi, on Oct. 14, 1944, daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Diggins Kostelac. Bonnie worked as a pharmacy technician for numerous years. She was Christian by faith. Bonnie was preceded in death by her husband, Richard D. Wilson; and two brothers, Joseph and Richard Kostelac. Surviving are her son, Daniel Wilson and Amy Martino; three daughters, Deborah and husband Tim Moss, Wendy L. Bright and Richard Diehl and Jamie Yoney; grandchildren, Ryan Wilson, Zachary Jericho, Nicolette Roach, Heather Miller, Roscoe Bright Jr., Justin Bright, Jaice Bright, Samantha Jo Wilson, Richard Wilson and Erica Yoney; sister, Sharon Kulik; and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to RHOME FUNERAL HOME INC., 1209 Grand Blvd., Monessen. Online condolences may be conveyed to the Wilson family at www.rhomefuneralhome.com.

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