She graduated for the University of Wisconsin, majoring in Elementary Education. She taught school in Wisconsin, Indiana and New Jersey. Following her teaching career, her family moved to Charlotte, N.C in 1984. She and her husband were members of Pine Lake County in Mint Hill, NC for 25 years.
She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Tim McLaughlin; son, Brian McLaughlin and his wife Anna of Matthews, NC; daughter, Jana Dobbins and her husband Greg of Boone, NC; brother, Richard and his wife Lynn of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin; sister Mary and her husband Jim, of Jacksonville, Florida; 5 grandchildren, Cora, Asher and Beth McLaughlin and Riley and Aaron Dobbins.
A memorial service to celebrate Bonnie’s life will be held 2:00pm, Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Blair Road UMC, 9135 Blair Rd, Mint Hill, NC 28227. A visitation with the family will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Novant Health Hospice, 324 N. McDowell St. Suite 200, Charlotte NC, 28204
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