Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-01-12 | Page 14 | Alphonse Von Bun Dies at Hospital

ALPHONSE VON BUN DIES AT HOSPITAL i Former Instructor in Languages at All Hallows College Succumbs to Pneumonia. ' In i the Moatli of Alrilionse Von Bun,, G7 years of af, which took pki'T earlv yivtcriluv inornm at a lucul hosf'itaj, music circles of this city have lost :v v. ell known character. loath was dun to HK'uinonia and general ilrbiltty. V, r. von P.un's life was, ill part, some-whai some-whai roina utif. 11c was born near J'rafiU', Jinhonna, Austria-Hungary. Hp v. a:, a catholic rio?t for several years, j in L renounced tlio priest liooil to marry. Me came I n the Timed -Stales with hit wit and settled in Kansas City, where a -on was horn to them. The family liwri there until 1S01, when Mrs. von Kim died. -Mr. von Hun was restored i" ejenl older in the Catholic church. He eame to Salt Lake shortly after his who's death. 1 or vears Mr. von Pain was an inure, in-ure, tci- in bmsnapes in All Hallows collide of this rity. Failing health e.aieed him to relinquish the position, and in recent years ho had made a Imng as a music teaeher. He furnished' the nu:-i- for many funerals here. Mr. von linn was recot:ni:.ed as a fireat linguist and a elever musician, lie spoke fluently in nine languages. I'or years lie was known to have lived inea;erlv. desiring to leave untonehed a j liurial fund of about Stml which he had nocuuminted. friends of the late Mr. on Bnniat- 1 tempted to get in touch with the son, Relieved to be living in Kansas City, la-t nigbt. to eomplete arraugenieirts for the funeral. The Rev. Theodore Kobul7. will condui t the last rites, The liody is nt the undertaking parlors of O'Donnell & ' ...