Bonnie Lou Everett

Bonnie L. Everett (nee Robey, Barnitz, Rawn) age 77, departed the world Thursday, October 15, 2026, at her residence in New Albany, Ohio, under hospice care after a brave fight with cancer witnessed by her family.

Preceded in death by parents Robert L. and Hilda M. (nee Householder) Robey; brothers Richard A. and Bruce E. Robey; husbands Lee Rawn, and Sherman B. Everett.

Bonnie is survived by loving daughters and sons-in-law Amy L. (nee Barnitz) and John W. Wild of Harrisonburg, VA; and Lisa M. (nee Barnitz) and Paul S. Bentivegna of Gahanna, OH; doting grandchildren Zachary T. Barnitz, Columbus, OH; Nathan R. Bentivegna, Harrisburg, PA; Julianna E., and Oliver D. Bentivegna of Gahanna, OH; first husband David W. Barnitz, Gahanna, OH; long-time best friend Carol Kuhn Mount, Portland, OR; plus extensive family and friends, including her dear rescue cat Coco.

Starting life in post WWII Columbus, Ohio, Bonnie experienced farm fields and semi-rural life growing up in Hilliard, Ohio - riding bicycles, participating in 4-H and Girl Scouts, surviving accordion lessons, enjoying high school sports, band, and GAA. She never stopped learning: working in medical transcription in her early years, progressing into office management, to returning to college and earning her B.S. in Nursing as a Buckeye at the Ohio State University.

Her many titles: daughter, friend, mentor, wife, mother, and grandmother only described a fraction of her full life. A world traveler across the USA, Thailand, Europe, & UK; Registered Nurse of 25 years at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at OSU specializing in Bone Marrow Transplant care; runner, teacher, quilter, Girl Scout troop leader, cook extraordinaire, dedicated member of New Life Church and past member of Grace Brethren Church of Pataskala, medical mission worker, supporter of the arts, food and wine fiend, a hard-core Buckeye Football ticket holder, and a true fan of the Beatles.

A celebration of life memorial gathering will be held Monday, November 2, 2026, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Schoedinger Northeast Chapel, 1051 E. Johnstown Road, Gahanna.

Donations in her memory may be sent to the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute at: https://giveto.osu.edu/makeagift/details/313545, or by mail to The Ohio State University Foundation, University Square North, 14 E. 15th Ave., Columbus, OH 43201; or to Pets without Parents animal rescue at https://www.petswithoutparents.net/ or mailed to 629 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43214.

The family wishes to publicly thank the Capital City Hospice Care Team of Karen, Eboney, Stacy, and Nikki; also the Oncology Care Team (Dr. Arjun Mittra & Mandy Wagner, CNP) and nursing staff at the James Cancer Hospital for exemplary care during our mother’s fight with cancer.