Bonnie C. Kennedy:
Grandmother and Sister
Bonnie C. Kennedy, 74, of 316 N. 10th Street, Olean, passed
away Friday, July 4, 2025 at Wellsville Manor Care Center after a short
illness.
Born on June 21, 1951, in Cuba, she was a daughter of Donald
and Mabel Shaffer Kennedy.
Bonnie attended Cuba Central School, graduated with an associate’s
degree from Jamestown Community College in 1980, and in 2007 graduated from
Empire State College with her bachelor’s degree.
She provided addiction therapy for over thirty years
retiring in 2015. While working and
after she helped countless people struggling with addiction and substance
abuse. She was a mentor, sponsor, and
great friend to many. One of her own
accomplishments being sober for 46 years.
Bonnie enjoyed astrology and spending time with her family
and friends.
She is survived by; two granddaughters Alyssa (Jesse
Weatherly) Payne of Cuba and Paige Payne of Cuba; a great granddaughter Karson
Weatherly; two sisters June (Jim) Patterson of Roanoke, Virginia and Patricia
(Robert) Sweet of Cuba; several nieces and nephews and a special niece Wendy
Sweet of Olean.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a
daughter Shea Payne on February 14, 2016, her twin brother Robert C. Kennedy on
September 13, 2013, and a sister Marjorie Congdon- Brent on December 13, 2021.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under direction of the Mark F. Rinker
Funeral Home & Memorial Service, Inc., Cuba.
Online condolences may be sent at www.rinkerfuneralhome.com.
