Bonnie was born to Victor and Christina Padrta at Sutter General Hospital in Sacramento, California on July 29th, 1960. Bonnie lived in Sacramento until 1969 when Victor hauled his three kids to Oregon in their station wagon. Home to Bonnie and her family was now the town of Sandy living on a farm in Aimes. She helped raise, chase, argue, and rough-house with her two younger brothers while her dad worked in Sandy. Bonnie began her schooling at Bull Run Grade School. The distance from Bull Run and her house in Aimes was swiftly covered by riding Applejack, her horse. She said it was a great ride until she would get bucked off. Even with that wild personality, she loved that horse, as well as any other animal she ever came in contact with. Bonnie later attended Sandy Union High School, where she befriended many.
Bonnie’s work experience after high school was vast, but mostly always was geared towards helping others. The caring smiles and her eager, loving, demeanor are a quality that made her shine. In May of 1984, she gave birth to her daughter, Mae. Right then, she knew that she created something that she would always love more than she ever knew was possible. In Bonnie’s late 40s, after waiting what seemed to her like forever, she really kept busy with her new found hobby: running around enjoying her newest love, her granddaughter. She made an everlasting impression on all lives that she came across. Bonnie was diagnosed with scleroderma about 10 years prior, and even though the disease took its toll on her body, her mind and spirit were never broken. Her fight with scleroderma was lost on March 30th, 2016.
Bonnie is survived by her father Victor Padrta and his wife, brothers Craig and Aaron Padrta, half-sister Crystal Wolf Ward, daughter Mae Lynn Sorrels and granddaughter Lola Mae Vento. A memorial service for Bonnie is to be held on Saturday, April 23rd, at 1:00 pm at Sandy Assembly of God. A Celebration of Life and potluck are to directly follow the service. The family asks, that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to research and find a cure for scleroderma through the Scleroderma Research Foundation. Donations can be made online or by phone at 1-800-441-CURE (2873) or mailed to Scleroderma Research Foundation at 220 Montgomery Street, Suite 1411, San Francisco, CA 94104.