Springville Herald | 1959-01-29 | Page 1 | Graveside Service Saturday for Peter Bonavich

Graveside Service Saturday for Peter Bonavich Graveside services will be conducted at the City Cemetery Saturday at 1:30 p.m. for Peter Pe-ter Banavich, 51, husband of the former Melba Everett of Springville, who died Sunday at the Fitzsimmons' Veterans Hospital in Denver, following an extended illness. The Springville American Legion Le-gion Post No. 28 will , take charge of' the services with burial under direction of the Wheeler Mortuary. Friends may call at the Wheeler Mortuary Friday from 7 to 9 p.m., and Saturday before be-fore the services. Mr. Bonavich was born in Pennsylvania "August 8, 1907 and spent his early life in that state. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Eurfipean and Asiatic theaters and received the Purple Heart. He continued in the service for 25 years, retiring as a master (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) Graveside Services Held For Peter Bonavich (Continued from Page One) sergeant. For a time he was stationed with the 38th Infan-, Infan-, try at Fort Douglas. They had made their home in Colorado Springs since 1951. He married Melba Everett, a daughter of Mrs. Hilda Everett Eve-rett of this city, July 27, 1940, at Evanston, Wyo. 4 Surviving besides Tiis wife are two sons, Charles Robert and Peter Jr., and a brother John Bonavich all of Colorado Springs, Colo.