Barbara Rochelle Bond

Barbara Rochelle Bond, 87, of Williamstown passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, March 12, 2025 at her home.

Rochelle was born in Williamstown on Wednesday, June 16, 1937, a daughter of the late Stanley and Barbara Lewis Adams. She was a 1955 graduate of the former Williamstown High School.

She was of the Methodist faith.

Rochelle dedicated her life to her family. She found immense joy in spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren and could always be found cheering them on from the sidelines at sporting events and in life in general. Her love for parties and spending time with family and friends made her an exceptional hostess, bringing people together with her incredible cooking. She always made sure the Bonds participated in the Williamstown Halloween Parade, a tradition that they have done for decades. Rochelle was also an accomplished seamstress, loved to dance, had a talent for crafting, and had an impressive collection of teapots. 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, John "Bill" Bond, 2022; a daughter, Valerie Butler; a grandson, Bubba Bond.

Surviving are her seven children, Christine Kohler, wife of the late Brian Kohler, Mechanicsburg, John "Jack" Bond and his wife Lori, Tower City, Renee Dallatore and her husband Louie, Schuylkill Haven, Vicky Mitchell and her husband Paul, Wellsboro, Joann Rodichok and her husband Charlie, Williamstown, Paul Bond and his wife Gerlinde, Lykens, and David Bond and his wife Dawn, Selinsgrove; a son-in-law, Jerry Butler, Mechanicsburg; 23 grandchildren; 35 great grandchildren with another on the way; four sisters, Berdine Schwalm, Carol Walker, Audrey Messner, and Gwen Leuschner and her husband Keith; nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Rochelle's life will be held on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM from the chapel of the Dimon Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10-11 at the chapel. Private burial will be in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude's Research Hospital, Suite 501 Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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