Bonnie Jewel Preston

She was born on March 8, 1932 in Basil, Ohio the daughter of Howard and Ollie (Neff) Bosch, Sr.

Bonnie was a 1949 graduate of Lancaster High School in Ohio. She and her husband of 63 years met on a blind date while they were both working at Anchor Hocking Glass Company. Bonnie worked many years at Sears Department Store and Church’s Flowers in Miamisburg. She was a longtime member of Parkview Methodist Church. Bonnie was a volunteer at Sycamore Hospital for over 30 years. She was very creative and artistic. Family was everything to Bonnie. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

She is survived by daughters, Brenda (Dennis) Good and Julie (Craig) Zink; son, Darin (Julie) Preston; grandchildren, Angela (Christopher) Arnett, Brian Good, Rachael (Matthew) Sense, Drew Zink, Brittany (Colby) Carnegis, Brooke (Coleman) Clark, and Hunter Preston; great grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Ashton Arnett, Adeline and Hayden Sense; brother, Daniel Bosch; sister-in-law, Carol Bosch; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Wells Preston; two brothers and four sisters.

Visitation will be held from 10 AM – 12 PM on Friday, March 3, 2023 at Parkview United Methodist Church, Miamisburg. Funeral services will follow at 12 PM with Pastor Darlene Fugate officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Memorial Cemetery, Miamisburg. Services are entrusted to GEBHART-SCHMIDT-PARRAMORE Funeral Home, Miamisburg.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton or to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.gebhartschmidtparramore.com