Bonnie Lavelle Mitchell

Bonnie Lavelle Mitchell passed away Friday May 26, 2017 with her children all around her at Heidi’s Place, her assisted living home in Wasilla Alaska where she had resided for the last several years with her loving caregiver April Curtis. A service will be held at Legacy Funeral home 1015 South Check Street Wasilla, Alaska on Friday June 16, 2017 at 2:00pm. An internment will be done later in California.

Bonnie was born June 21, 1931 in Carnegie Oklahoma the first born child and only daughter of Thomas Oscar and Claudia Lucille Cherry. Bonnie grew up in Empire California with her four brothers and graduated from Modesto High School in 1949. After graduation she married William Carol Mitchell (Dub) in Empire, California in January 1950. They then struck out on an adventure by driving the newly constructed Alaskan Highway to Anchorage Alaska. They resided in Anchorage until 1952 when after the birth of their first child Bonnie wanted to return to California to be closer to family. Two kids and almost 20 years later, the family returned to Anchorage in June 1969 where she and William resided until moving to Wasilla, Alaska in 2006.

Bonnie is survived by daughter Carol Brown (Geoffrey) of Anchorage, Alaska son William Paul Mitchell (Lori) of Anchorage, Alaska and daughter Jude Fort (Jan) of Wasilla, Alaska. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Zachary Brown of Salt Lake City Utah, Lindsey Brown of Anchorage Alaska and William Scott Mitchell (Katherine) of Bellingham Washington and Andrew Mitchell of Bellingham Washington. Bonnie is also survived by two brothers, Leon Cherry of Modesto, California and Roger Cherry (Pat) of Battleground, Washington. Bonnie was preceded in death by her husband William in June 2010, brothers Bennie Ray Cherry and Delbert Cherry and parents Thomas and Lucille Cherry.

Our Mother was probably the most talented and smartest woman we knew growing up. If she decided she was going to do something, she dug in and taught herself how to accomplish the task. From being a talented seamstress and making her family’s clothing to tearing apart her living room furniture and reupholstering everything, to cutting hair for family and friends. She could do anything. Bonnie enjoyed her many special dogs, gardening, having great family get together and traveling with her husband in their motor-home She was a wonderful daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother and will be missed terribly by her family.

A Memorial service will be held Friday June 16th, at 2:00 p.m. at Legacy Funeral Homes, Heritage Chapel, located at 1015 S. Check Street, Wasilla, Alaska.