Bonnie G. Forrester
September 1, 1951 - March 25, 2022
Bonnie Glissmeyer Forrester, age 70, passed away on March 25, 2022, after a long battle with vascular dementia. Bonnie was born on September 1, 1951, in Salt Lake City to Paul Christian and Donna Stephens Glissmeyer. Bonnie grew up in Bountiful, Utah, and was the fourth of ten children in the Glissmeyer family. She loved them very much.
Bonnie married her high- school sweetheart, Brent Forrester, on January 10, 1974. Together, they had their beautiful daughters, Jennifer (John), Erin (Kevin), and bonus daughter Heather. Bonnie was an amazing mother and taught them the importance of being kind to others.
Bonnie had a long career with the phone company that expanded 30+ years. While there, she was the Head Programmer for Internal Communications during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. She was also a proud member and Union Steward for CWA 7704. Bonnie found great joy in her work and made lifelong friends while there.
In her free time, Bonnie loved to attend concerts with Brent. She was also an avid University of Utah fan and enjoyed tailgating before football games with Brent and their best friends. Bonnie was blessed with seven grandchildren: Fiti, Vili (Katie), Kobey, McKenna, Ellie, Isabella, and Keira. She also greatly adored her two great-grandchildren, Aidden and Guinevere.
Bonnie was dearly loved and will greatly be missed.
A celebration of life will be on Friday, April 1, 2022 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Starks Funeral Parlor, 3651 South 900 East, Salt Lake City. Graveside services will be on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Bountiful City Cemetery, 2224 South 200 West, Bountiful UT, at 11:00 am.
We want to thank Gilda, Karina, and Andrea at Country Home Assisted Living for their loving and outstanding care.
In Loving Memory
I am devastated to hear of Bonnie's passing. I worked with Bonnie for a number of years and enjoyed her sweet friendship. We had so much fun, both at work and socializing after work. Rest In Peace, dear Bonnie. You will be so missed!
Karen Maloney
Durango, Co
I am so sorry to hear of Bonnie's passing. My heart aches for her loving family's loss. Bonnie was a co-worker and an employee of mine. Please know that Bonnie was always wonderful to have on any project and work with every day. She demonstrated such high integrity and caring for everyone. I am sure at home with her family she was just as special. God bless her loving family. May her beautiful memories ease your heart ache and loss every day.
Vicki Petersen
Lone Tree, CO
Sorry to read about Bonnie's passing. Best wishes to her family.
LaVeta Lugenbeel Pennock
Rock Springs, WY
I couldn't have asked for a better work partner and friend. She trained me when I started in that job in '81. We worked closly together for the next 22 years. Sharing the work, friendship and a great deal of laughter. She was so smart, and so funny. I was lucky the day they put me in the desk next to hers, my career and life are better for it. My love goes out to Brent, Jenn, Erin and their families.
Ralph Arnold
Salt Lake City, UT
A lot of the greatest memories that I had with my grandma involved music. I remember the first time that I searched through the CD's in her car, finding Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and her offering to play it for me. I remember the long drives where she would play the greatest hits of The Beach Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival, or The Eagles. I remember how she sang along to Bob Segar or Neil Diamond every time a song appeared on the radio. I remember discovering my love of vinyl and playing her music from both my generation and hers. Even near the end, I remember how music seemed to put a smile on her face. But when the music ends, there was always this silence that always unnerved me. I don't know why, but I always found the silence after the music to be uncomfortable. Jarring. Sudden. And at times, sad at how it ends. I felt the same way when I saw my grandma for the last time on Friday. I was scared, fearing the worst and not ready to move on from the experiences I had with her. Despite everything that had happened to Grandma, she was still there until the very end. My worst fears, fears of her forgetting who I was, never came to pass. Even in the final moments, she still remembered the music that she loved, and the love that she had for all of us. And I'll be sure to keep the music playing in honor of the love that we all had for her. I love you, Grandma. God only knows what I'd be without you.
Kobey Chacon
South Salt Lake, UT
Brent, I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your beloved wife Bonnie. May our Father in Heaven bless you and all of your posterity in this hard and trying time. I cherish our friendship and the time we had working together at the RR all those years. God bless you my friend and Brother. Dan Thomas
Dan Thomas
Clinton, UT