Yvonne 'Bonnie' Flynn, 66

Yvonne “Bonnie” Flynn, 66, passed away at home in Spirit Lake on May 25, 2013.

Bonnie was born in Austin, Texas, on May 5, 1947, to Thomas E. and E. Rita Boulet. She was raised in Lewistown, Mont., and moved with her family to Phoenix, Ariz. Bonnie attended the Winona St. Theresa College and later graduated from Arizona State University with a master’s degree in the late ’70s. She married Michael Flynn on June 11, 1976, in Phoenix. They moved to Spirit Lake in 2006.

Bonnie worked for the Department of Economic Security for the state of Arizona for 30 years.

She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake, the Spirit Lake Garden Club, Library Book Club, the National Association of Social Workers, LISW and St. George RCA. Bonnie enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling, and loved cats and dogs.

She is survived by her husband, Michael of Spirit Lake; daughter Liz and husband Shane Mallard of Idaho Falls; stepdaughter Kathleen and husband Tom Blomker of Geat Falls, Mont.; two granddaughters; two grandsons; brother Paul Boulet of Cottonwood, Ariz.; sister-in-law and five nieces.

She is preceded in death by her parents.

Memorials may be made to Kootenai Humane Society, P.O. Box 1005, Hayden, ID 83835.

A celebration of life will be held at the Spirit Lake Community Center. English Funeral Chapel, Coeur d’Alene, is in charge of the arrangements.

Please sign Bonnie’s guest registry and view her online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.