Bonnie Phyllis Maltzman Percely

Bonnie “Bon Bon” “GMA” Phyllis Maltzman Percely beloved Grandmother, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Great Aunt, Aunt and Friend left our loving arms Friday, December 8, 2023, but she will never leave our hearts. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on January 19, 1947 she graduated from Henry Snyder High School and Monmouth University in Long Branch, New Jersey. Bon Bon spent her summers with JuJu and LuLu working at the Windmill on the Jersey Shore. Bonnie married Alan S. Percely in 1970, their first daughter, Caryn Michele was born in New York City in 1973 and they moved to Houston, Texas in 1974. Bonnie was a teacher in New Jersey and in Texas and stopped teaching soon after the birth of their second daughter, Dara Lynn in 1977 to become a full-time mom and volunteer. Bonnie immersed herself in her children’s PTA organizations, becoming a lifetime member and serving as President of the Spring Forest Junior High PTA. Bonnie was a member of the First Junior Women’s Club and was active with the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House.

Bonnie was the most amazing friend and mother to all. She was an avid reader, loved animals, loved the sun, loved to swim, loved to shop and loved to sing (even when she didn’t know the words or the words were not in a language she spoke). She also loved a good margarita or a nice glass of wine with her loved ones. Her most cherished role in life was that of Grandma “GMA” to her grandson Xander and granddaughter Zoe. Bonnie had so many amazing friends and never met a stranger.

Bonnie was predeceased in death by her father, Edward S. Maltzman, mother, Ethel Feldman Maltzman and her sister Cynthia “Cindy” Rae Maltzman Cohen.

Bonnie is survived by her daughter Caryn Michele Percely Papantonakis and her “son” Johnny and their children Xander (18) and Zoe (15), her daughter Dara Lynn Percely, her grand dog Stella and her 4 grand kitties, her brother Howard Maltzman and his wife Cathy, her niece, Yaffa Maltzman Baslaw and her husband David and their children Avinoam, Hadassah and Bethsheba, her niece, Lainie Maltzman Messina and her husband Rich and their children Amanda and Lindsey, her cousins Linda Feldman, Henry Fields, Dr. Michael Feldman, Dr. Steven Maltzman, Dr. Barry Maltzman, Dr. Richard Maltzman, Bruce Maltzman, Debra Maltzman Peters, Wendy Feldman Yano and all of their spouses and children.

A memorial service will take place in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Pavilion at Emanu El Memorial Park, 8341 Bissonnet Street, Houston, Texas 77074 all are welcome. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, please make donations in Bonnie’s name to the charity of your choice.