Gail Ann Bonn

Gail Ann Bonn passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at the age of 79. She passed away at Cottesmore of Life in her sleep after a stroke and complications with cancer. Gail was the beloved wife to her husband Karl. She will be dearly missed by her husband of 58 years. She is also survived by her brother, Garry; nephew, Glenn; and niece, Laura.

Gail grew up and graduated high school in Downey, California. After graduation, she went to the Los Angeles Beauty College and became a beautician. She met her husband who was in the Navy at a sport car rally. They were married in 1963. Gail enjoyed all her travels to foreign lands eventually landing in Washington, her husband’s final assignment in 1974. Gail loved the rain, the clean smell after the rain and the shine of the sun on wet leaves. She loved it so much she decided to make a home on the Key Peninsula.

Gail loved Westerns, and the TV was on all the time. Even now, one can visualize cowboys chasing Indians across the living room floor.

Gail was well-known in her community. She was a 40-year member of the ASHES, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Key Peninsula Fire Department. The ASHES provides support to the Fire Department and its members. They also provide help to those families devastated by fire. The ASHES were instrumental in obtaining the Fire Department’s first defibrillator. Gail spent many years helping organize pancake breakfasts, spaghetti feeds and bake sales to help raise funds for the organization.

Gail was a past member of the Key Peninsula Health Center Board. They were instrumental in bringing medical services to the Key Peninsula and a Medical clinic in Key Center.

In her teens, Gail was an Honored Queen of Job’s Daughters, Bethel Post 244

Services will be held in the Chapel, at Haven of Rest, Gig Harbor, WA on May 28, 2021 at 1:00 PM.

The world will be a little duller without her bright smile and giving heart. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the ASHES, Key Peninsula Fire, 8911 Key Peninsula Hwy NW, Lakebay, WA, 98349.

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