Bonnie L. (Heiden, Bruns) Mills was born on March 25, 1942 in Dundee, Michigan. She was the daughter of Ervin and Helen (Jaworski) Heiden.

She was a 1960 graduate of Dundee High School along with her second cousins, Ronald Edward Heiden and James William Heiden and second cousin, once removed, Karen Wheaton. For 30 years, she worked at the GM Powertrain factory in Toledo, Ohio.

Bonnie was married to Paul Bruns (right) on June 2, 1962. Paul was born March 24, 1940 and died May 30, 1987 at the age of 47. They had three children.

Bonnie married Charles (Chuck) Mills on September 1, 2001.

She died on November 28, 2003 at the age of 61 after an illness of 2 1/2 years. At the time of her death, Bonnie had 13 grandchildren.