Were they on good terms when Sonny Bono died? Sonny Bono died in 1998 after a skiing accident. He left behind a second career, a wife, and several children, including Chaz Bono, the child he ...

Cher said her late ex-husband Sonny Bono ripped her off financially ... The pair got a divorce in 1975, and Bono died in a skiing accident in 1998. "I woke up one morning -- early, like 5 ...

Sonny Bono become mayor of Palm Springs and later a California congressman for the area. He died in a skiing accident in Lake Tahoe in 1998, and Mary Bono, his fourth wife, won his seat.