Patricia (Centlivre) Bonahoom

Patricia (Centlivre) Bonahoom, 89, of Fort Wayne, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.  Born October 10, 1934 in Fort Wayne, Patricia was the daughter of the late Mary Wobler Centlivre Poinsatte and Louis A. Centlivre II.  Pat attended St. Jude and St. John the Baptist grade schools, Central Catholic High School and St. Mary’s College at Notre Dame.

She is survived by her husband of forty-two years, S. Norman Bonahoom and her six children, Joan (Bruce) Rikli, Karen Pierce, Dwight (Christine) Pierce, Ann (Greg) Baker, Susan (Skip) Reese and Jill (Andy) Woodward.  She is also survived by four stepchildren Barbara (Dave) Rumsey, Greg (Coleen) Bonahoom, Bryan (Kathie) Bonahoom, and Jim (Lisa) Bonahoom.  Pat is also survived by twenty-four grandchildren and twenty-one great children with three on the way.  Pat is preceded in death by her twin brothers Louis and Bernard Centlivre, first husband, Guy E. Pierce, and granddaughter Kiersten Woodward. Her pride and joy were all her children and grandchildren.

She loved to embarrass her kids and grandkids by being goofy in public or in front of their friends.  She was everyone’s best friend and confidante.  Pat was known as the “hostess with the mostest” and she loved to play the Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the casino.  Pat loved to oil paint, sew, and read as ways to relax. She was known to give advice to anyone who would listen.

Pat was known locally for her genealogy skills and was often hired by others to research their family lineage.  She published her own research of the history of the Centlivre family entitled Centlivre, Footprints on the Pathway.  She also was a past secretary of the Allen County Genealogy Society.

Pat was in the original training class for CASA volunteers, and she loved to give her time to help others in need. 

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00am Saturday, February 3, 2024 in St. Jude Catholic Church, 2100 Randallia Dr. with visitation from 10:00-11:00am in the church. Visitation is also from 4-8pm Friday at Divine Mercy Funeral Home, 3500 Lake Avenue, with the Rosary at 3:30pm. Pat will be interred in Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to  St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen, online at www.stmarysfw.org/giving, or by mail to 1101 S. Lafayette St. Fort Wayne, IN 46802, or to the Kiersten Woodward Memorial Fund, online at www.kwmemorialfund.org or by mail to 8326 Haggard Ct., Martinsville IN 46151.

To share a remembrance of Pat or to offer condolences to her family, please visit www.divinemercyfuneralhome.com.