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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271495
Title: Wanda Bonicelli
Date: 4/3/1927-1/2/2016
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 4/3/1927
Summary: Wanda Bonicelli, 88, Dickinson, ND, passed away January 2, 2016 at St. Luke’s Home, Dickinson. The private family liturgy service for Wanda, was held at Stevenson’s Funeral Home, Dickinson, ND with Fr. Shannon Lucht officiating. Burial was in Roseville, CA. Wanda (Bianchi) Bonicelli was born on April 3, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois to Carlo and Eva (Marcheschi) Bianchi. She grew up and attended schools in Chicago graduating from high school in 1945. After working in Chicago, she traveled to visit relatives in Roseville, CA and decided to stay rather than return to Illinois. She convinced her father, mother and brother to join her in California where they remained throughout their lives. Wanda married Paul M. Bonicelli on September 12, 1948 and started a family--son, Paul Bonicelli of Dickinson, ND and daughter, Ann Bonicelli Wood of Los Angeles, CA. Paul, her husband for 58 years, passed away in 2007. Wanda was an incredible woman who devoted her life to music, volunteer work and her family. Playing the accordion from a young age, she was very involved in music throughout her life. She became one of the first business women in Roseville, CA opening her own music store, Bonicelli Music Co., and continuing in operation for over 25 years until 1984. She promoted music throughout the Roseville area by giving kazoos to the elementary schools so children could begin music study and supporting all the band leaders in the surrounding public schools. Wanda earned a college music teaching certification degree and she continued teaching music for 60 years. Wanda was a life-time member of the International Soroptimist Club in Roseville & Carmichael, CA and volunteered and fundraised for many service projects in her adopted city of Roseville, CA. Wanda and her husband, Paul moved to Dickinson, ND in 2002 and made their home at Park Avenue Villa until recently. She was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Wanda loved interacting with people and always wanted to liven up any party with music and singing. Survivors include: son, Paul (Barb) Bonicelli, Dickinson, ND; daughter, Ann (David) Wood, Los Angeles, CA; five grandchildren, Lora (Jeremy) Johnson, Atlanta, GA, Brian (Brianna) Bonicelli, Colorado Springs, CO, John (Tanya) Bonicelli, Fargo, ND, Jacob (Brenda) Wood, Washington D.C. and Jessica Wood, Los Angeles; seven great grandchildren, Cameron & Caden Johnson, Kylie McElroy, Kai & Max Bonicelli, Mabel & Nala Bonicelli.
Red ID: FND_I_78990 Image ID: 522515 Image Notes: FND001 271495

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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