Peacefully, at the I.U.G.S. Youville Pavillion, after a lengthy battle with M.S., on Monday April 10th, 2006 in her 50th year, Bonnie Susan Vintinner, beloved wife of John Sparkes and dear mother of Krista (Kevin Mackey) and Lori. She is survived by her sister and brother Sharon (Gary Barter) and Randy (Gerri Lasenba). She was the cherished daughter of the late Phil Vintinner and Elsie Gagné. She will be sadly missed by her father and mother-in-law Robert and Marian Sparkes as well as her brothers and sisters-in-law Clifford (Tracy), Donna (Gerry), Bruce (Chantal), Steven (Lyne), Trudy (Scott) and also by her aunts and uncles and many nieces and nephews. Resting at the Cass Funeral Home, 6 Belvidere, Lennoxville 564-1750 / www.casshomes.ca, where friends and family may visit on Wednesday April 12th from 7 to 9 pm and on Thursday April 13th from 12:30 to 1:30 pm followed by the funeral service at 2 pm at the Lennoxville United Church, with the Reverend James Potter officiating. Interment to follow in the Grace United Cemetery, Brookbury. As memorial tributes, donations to the Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute Foundation Youville Pavillion, 1036 Belvedere St. South, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 4C4 or to the M.S. Society of Quebec, 666 Sherbrooke St. West, office # 1500, Montreal, QC H3A 1E7will be gratefully acknowledged by the family.