Bonita Bernice Price

Bonita (Bonnie) Bernice Price passed away Wednesday, October 9th, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 82. Bonnie was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on April 1st, 1942, and was the daughter of Lorenz and Palma Greenwald. She had two brothers, Larry and David Greenwald, and two sisters, Jeanene Gubser and Nancy Challed. Bonnie played with the Columbus High School Band (Columbus, Nebraska) in the 1958 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California and was the first female Class President at Columbus High School. After graduating from high school in 1960, Bonnie remained in Columbus and eventually married her high school sweetheart Bill Price on August 8th, 1963. They moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, where they had two children and lived happily married for 57 years. Bonnie was preceded in death by Bill on December 21st, 2020. Stephanie, her daughter, lives in Kansas City with her fiancé Chris Barr and two daughters, Kennedy and Madison. Trevor, her son, lives in Omaha with his girlfriend Renee; and has two sons, Jackson and Dylan, and one daughter Riley.

Bonnie worked the majority of her career as a bookkeeper for VanDervoort & VanDervoort, Inc., a local interior design studio. Bonnie and Bill later started a specialty commercial and residential furniture business, Techline Studio, with close friends. Bonnie did book work for Techline, and later for a local radiology group. She and a friend also maintained a small cleaning business. She was very devoted to her church, where she was a part of numerous women’s circles and other volunteer tasks. Bonnie loved being with family and spending time with her grandchildren. She also loved gardening, cooking and watching the birds on their feeders.

A celebration of life Open House will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 2:00 - 5:00 PM at Glacial Till Vineyard, 344 South 2nd Road, Palmyra, NE 68418.

Memorials can be given to Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri (https://kchospice.org/donate/) or a memorial of your choice.