Tonda LaMir Bonzo passed away in the early morning of March 27, 2022. She was born March 11, 1947 in Cedar City, Utah to Georgia LaMir Bybee and Theron Reese Bonzo. Georgia divorced and then remarried Vernon Leonard Coggle. Tonda loved him as her father. She is the oldest of six sisters and three brothers. They grew up in Sugar House. She graduated from South High and attended the University of Utah where she met Robert Dunmire. They were married and had two beautiful daughters, Michelle and Robyn. They lived in California, then Philadelphia. Tonda returned to Utah after they divorced. In 1980, she was blessed with her son Jason. She met Blayne Milligan years later and had Gayle and Jordan.

Tonda loved to read and didn't go anywhere without a book. Her favorite shows were MASH, Golden girls, Frasier and I Love Lucy. She was the U of U football team's biggest fan and never missed a game. Tonda loved her "grandbabies" with all her heart. They brought her light, joy, were her "everything" in her later years.

She is preceded in death by parents Georgia and Theron; daughter Donna Michelle Wall; son David Jason Stevenson; step daughter Cheryl Wilson; sister Yvonne Eisenmann; husband Robert Dunmire; and husband Blayne Milligan.

She is survived by children Robyn Laine Dunmire, Gayle (Paul Cory) Pyle, Jordan (Kristi) Milligan, Jeff (Meggan) Milligan, Karen West, Cathy Worthington; son in law Glenn Wilson; and 30 grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held Friday, April 1, 2022, 11:00 a.m. at McDougal Funeral Home 4330 S. Redwood Rd, Taylorsville, UT 84123, where visitations will be held Thursday, March 31st from 6-8 pm and prior to services on Saturday from 10-10:45 a.m. Interment, Sandy City Cemetery.
Published by Deseret News from Mar. 29 to Mar. 30, 2022.