Sheila A. Bonner

MILFORD – Sheila A. Bonner, 83, resident of Milford, NH, passed away on January 30, 2022 at The Elms Center in Milford, NH.

She was born in Nashua, NH on September 5, 1938, the daughter of William Cassidy and Agnes (Stanton) Cassidy.

She was a graduate of Milford High School, Class of 1956. She married her high school sweetheart, Edward D. Bonner on June 29, 1957 and they shared 54 years of marriage.

Sheila was employed as a secretary in the building hardware trade for many years, retiring from HCI/Craftsman in 2003.

She was an animal lover and volunteered with the Highlands Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. She enjoyed snowmobiling and camping with her husband and traveling to many other states with her family and grandchildren. She was a basketball fan from her high school years, watching her future husband play and later following the Boston Celtics. Above all, she was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She was predeceased by her parents and her husband.

She is survived by her daughter, Marcia Bonner of Yardley, PA; her son, Michael Bonner of Milford; grandchildren, Laura Greiner (Denny Greiner), Patrick Giarratana (Heather Fry), and Molly Giarratana (Adam Shub); and great-grandson, Miles.

A visiting hour will be held on Saturday, February 5th from 10:00-11:00am in the Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm Street, Milford, followed by a funeral service at 11:00am. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Milford.

Sheila loved animals and enjoyed the company of many pets through the years. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Humane Society for Greater Nashua, 24 Ferry Road, Nashua, NH 03064. Arrangements are in the care of Smith & Heald Funeral Home, Milford. To share a memory or offer a condolence, please go to www.smith-heald.com.