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Nancy Yockey Bonar’s stepdaughter passes away

Julie Renee Bonar Baughman, 66, stepdaughter of Nancy Yockey Bonar, passed away Wednesday, October 28 in Florida.

BJ newsroom retiree Nancy posted:

BELOVED Julie Renee Bonar Baughman. age 66, gained her angel wings Wednesday at 4 pm and flew toward Heaven. She'd been in a West Palm Beach hospice with lung cancer.

Julie is the mother of Floridians John "Jay" Baughman, Jupiter Beach, and Jaime (Willie) Corzo, (children, Christian and Julian), Naples, and mother-in-law Edna Baughman, West Palm Beach; and the Ohioans, her stepmother Nancy Yockey Bonar, Medina, as well as her brother, Timothy Bonar (Erica), Cleveland Heights.

Julie was proceeded in death by husband John Baughman, Jr., West Palm Beach; father David Bonar, and mother Barbara Bunten Bonar, both of Akron, Ohio; uncle Navy Capt. Harry M. Yockey (Jackie), Louisville, Ky. , and many pets, including Tickles dachshund, and Grizilla moon cat.

Julie was courageous and resolute, a wonderful mother, a fantastic house keeper, and in recent years a manager of a nursery/landscape company. She was extremely creative and blossomed as a gardener who liked all flowers.

Julie/her ashes will be brought home to Akron in the future; other ashes will be spread in the Atlantic Ocean.

The photo is of Julie and me in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, between Akron and Cleveland.

The obituary version that appeared in the BJ on Sunday:

 

Akron native and Firestone High graduate, Julie Renee (Bonar) Baughman, 66, West Palm Beach, FL, met Jesus on October 28. Lovin g/courageous mother of Floridians, John B. Baughman III, Jupiter Island, and Jaime (William) Corzo (children Christian and Julien), and Ohioans, stepmother, Nancy Yockey Bonar, Medina, and Timothy Bonar (Erica), step-brother, Cleveland Heights. Proceeding Julie in death, husband, John Baughman Sr.; parents, David and Barbara (Bunten) Bonar, Akron; and grandparents: the Bonars and Buntens, Akron, and Yockeys, Dover, OH. Cremation has taken place. Memorials for Julie Baughman: American Cancer Society www. cancer.org (800-227-2345). Condolences: John Baughman, The Claridge,

19950 Beach Rd., Jupiter Island, FL 33469