Bonnie LeBarron-Huften
March 22, 1947 –
Bonnie Em Exford LeBarron Huften was born on March 22, 1947, and grew up in Gowanda, NY, where she attended Gowanda Junior and Senior High School. She passed away at St. Joseph South in Riverview, FL, on Feb. 15, 2025, taking her last breath in the loving embrace of her husband, Charles (Chuck) Huften, at 6:30 p.m.
At her side were her immediate family members, her daughter, Gail LeBarron Behnke (Don); grandson, James Topp (Brittany); great-granddaughter, Sailor; granddaughter, London Topp (Alejandro Gordillo); great-granddaughter, Alara; and her sister-in-law, Linda Exford, of Leon, NY.
Bonnie is survived by three step-daughters, Andrea Adams (Gene), from the east coast of FL, Dorothy English, from western NY and Patricia (Fred) Sadler, from AZ, along with one step-son, Jeff LeBarron, from Kennedy, NY. Her step-granddaughter, Amanda Rice (Mike), and great-granddaughter, Mazie, also reside on the east coast of FL. She also leaves behind several grandchildren and great-grandchildren in western NY.
Bonnie's also leaves behind her nephew, Brian Exford (Lizzie), from Russell, PA; great-nephew, Boone Exford; niece, Alicia Zmuda (John), from Greenville, SC; and sister-in-law, Anne Exford, along with another niece, two nephews and several great-nieces in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area.
She also leaves many high school friends from western NY with whom she kept in touch over the years.
Bonnie always dreamed of becoming a nurse. She started out as a candy striper in her early teens and then studied nursing at Jamestown Community College. She first was an LPN and then finished her studies to become an RN. In 1984 Bonnie accepted a job offer at South Bay Hospital in SCC, FL. She and her then husband, Leon LeBarron, and her daughter, Gail, packed up and headed to Florida for a new life in the sun. Soon after, three of her best friends from an early age, Elaine Davis and Arne and Esther Lounsbury followed her to the area. Bonnie spent 35 years as a nurse at South Bay and then retired to care for her husband Lee for 17 years. Bonnie was the sweetest and most caring person and had no problem making several friends in the area as well as back in NY.
Bonnie will be laid to rest in the family plot in Cottage, NY, in the early part of July when the weather is warm, alongside her mother, brother and husband.
At her side were her immediate family members, her daughter, Gail LeBarron Behnke (Don); grandson, James Topp (Brittany); great-granddaughter, Sailor; granddaughter, London Topp (Alejandro Gordillo); great-granddaughter, Alara; and her sister-in-law, Linda Exford, of Leon, NY.
Bonnie is survived by three step-daughters, Andrea Adams (Gene), from the east coast of FL, Dorothy English, from western NY and Patricia (Fred) Sadler, from AZ, along with one step-son, Jeff LeBarron, from Kennedy, NY. Her step-granddaughter, Amanda Rice (Mike), and great-granddaughter, Mazie, also reside on the east coast of FL. She also leaves behind several grandchildren and great-grandchildren in western NY.
Bonnie's also leaves behind her nephew, Brian Exford (Lizzie), from Russell, PA; great-nephew, Boone Exford; niece, Alicia Zmuda (John), from Greenville, SC; and sister-in-law, Anne Exford, along with another niece, two nephews and several great-nieces in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area.
She also leaves many high school friends from western NY with whom she kept in touch over the years.
Bonnie always dreamed of becoming a nurse. She started out as a candy striper in her early teens and then studied nursing at Jamestown Community College. She first was an LPN and then finished her studies to become an RN. In 1984 Bonnie accepted a job offer at South Bay Hospital in SCC, FL. She and her then husband, Leon LeBarron, and her daughter, Gail, packed up and headed to Florida for a new life in the sun. Soon after, three of her best friends from an early age, Elaine Davis and Arne and Esther Lounsbury followed her to the area. Bonnie spent 35 years as a nurse at South Bay and then retired to care for her husband Lee for 17 years. Bonnie was the sweetest and most caring person and had no problem making several friends in the area as well as back in NY.
Bonnie will be laid to rest in the family plot in Cottage, NY, in the early part of July when the weather is warm, alongside her mother, brother and husband.