Dolores Bono Obituary
Dolores Bono, 97, of Richmondville, NY died Friday, October 10, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Born on May 26, 1928, in Englewood, NJ she was the daughter of Leo and Miriam Le Bert de Bar.
On February 12, 1949, she married the love of her life Henry Bono.
She was a proud mother and homemaker on the beef farm she and her family owned and operated for over 60 years.
Dolores is predeceased by her husband Henry, parents Leo and Miriam, stepfather Thomas Prime Sr., and her brother Thomas Prime Jr.
She is survived by her children, Donna Fryer and Kenneth (Lucy Hoerle) Bono; her grandson Adam (Kristin Anderson) Fryer; her sister Judith Johnstone; two great-grandsons; and several nieces and nephews.
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