Peter J. Bonitatebus Sr.

BONITATEBUS Peter J. Bonitatebus Sr., age 73 of Shelton and previously of Fairfield, died on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Griffin Hospital. Born in Bridgeport on September 12, 1936, he was a son of the late Casey and Mary Matera Bonitatebus. Peter was a graduate of Central High School and went on to earn his BS/ME in 1963 from the Bridgeport Engineering Institute. In 1986, he returned to his alma mater to deliver a commencement address and receive an honorary master's degree. Peter was a retired plant engineering manager from Textron Lycoming. An avid golfer, he was a member of the Mill River Country Club and the Oronoque Country Club and was a talented wood worker. He taught religious education and was a Eucharistic minister at St. Pius X Church, Fairfield as well as St. Margaret Mary Church, Shelton and was a member of the St. Margaret Mary Men's Club and the Knights of Columbus. He was predeceased by a daughter, Cynthia Echevarria and a grandson, Daniel Echevarria. Survivors include his beloved wife of 53 years, Frances Bukovchik Bonitatebus; two daughters, Diane Boccamazzo and her husband; Joseph of Stratford and Susan Porter and her husband, David of Seymour; a son, Peter Bonitatibus Jr. and his wife, Lexie of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; a brother, Joseph Bonitatebus and his wife, Virginia of Shelton; two sisters, Antoinette Coon of Bridgeport and Ann Izzo and her husband, Peter of Fairfield; eight grandchildren, Amy, Kristin and Allison Boccamazzo, Michael Centonze, Anthony and Nicholas Echevarria and Lira and Isabella Bonitatibus; as well as several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will take place on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 9 a.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull, and at 10 a.m. in St. Margaret Mary Church, Shelton for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Shelton. Friends may call on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, New Haven Chapter, 2969 New Haven Ave., Hamden, CT 06518 or the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492. To light a virtual candle, visit us at www.abriola.com.