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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271494
Title: Paul M. Bonicelli
Date: 3/11/1923-2/14/2007
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Inscription/Marks: 3/11/1923
Summary: Paul M. Bonicelli, 83, Dickinson, ND, passed away February 14, 2007, at St. Luke’s Home, Dickinson. The Mass of Christian burial was held February 24, 2007, at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Dickinson, with Fr. Jeff Zwack celebrating with military rites by the Dickinson Veterans Drill Team. Burial was in Roseville, CA. Paul Manuel Bonicelli was born March 11, 1923, in Reno, NV, to Paulo and Maria (Sessano) Bonicelli. He grew up on a fruit ranch and attended school in Loomis, CA. Paul later attended Placer High School where he graduated in 1941. He attended Placer Jr. College for one year prior to his enlistment in the US Army Air Corps. Paul served for three years in England and France. He participated in the Normandy Invasion. For service to his country, Paul was awarded five Battle Stars. He was discharged December 9, 1945. Paul married Wanda Bianchi on September 12, 1948. He continued to work at McClellan Air Force Base as an aircraft crew chief and eventually was a specialist on the F-111 Fighter Jet on worldwide call until his retirement. They made their home in Roseville until 2002 when they moved to Dickinson and made their home at Park Avenue Villa since. He was a life member of the American Legion Post #169 of Roseville, Sons of Italy, VFW of Dickinson, and Queen of Peace Catholic Church. He enjoyed a life of airplanes by working on them as well as building radio-controlled airplanes. Paul loved watching his children and grandchildren’s activities. Survivors include his wife, Wanda, Dickinson; son, Paul (Barb) Bonicelli, Dickinson; daughter, Ann (David) Wood, Del Mar, CA; five grandchildren, Lora (Jeremy) Johnson, Marietta, GA, Brian (fiancée, Briana Soine) Bonicelli, Colorado Springs, CO, John (Tanya) Bonicelli, Malvern, IA, Jacob Wood, Washington, DC, and Jessica Wood, Del Mar, CA; two great- grandchildren, Cameron Bonicelli Johnson and Caden Bonicelli Johnson. Paul was preceded in death by his parents; and one great-grandson, Casey Bonicelli Johnson.
Red ID: FND_I_78989 Image ID: 522514 Image Notes: FND001 271494

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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