Antonich, Peter “Pete”
Katarina (Kilsanic) Antonich “Katie” (1900-1979)
Sons: (1) Frank, (3) Walter (1933-2001), (5) George (1937-
Daughters: (2) Anne (Antonich) Barzal “Annie” (c.1932- ), (4) Katherine (Antonich) Peterson “Kath”
Peter Antonich was born September 7, 1899 in Yugoslavia. He died on September 6, 1983 at the Princeton General Hospital.
Prior to working as a labourer with the Department of Highways, he worked for the Bromley Vale, Tulameen Collieries, and the Lind Valley mines.
The Antonich family moved to Princeton from Blakeburn in 1936. They lived in the Lockhart house, next door to the Henry Harrison Avery family while having a home built on Allison Flats (252 Allison Avenue).
In June 1936, Pete Antonich narrowly escaped from a serious car accident on Coalmont Road.
In response to an appeal for the “Russian Relief Fund,” Antonich donated $5.00 in December 1941. He also subscribed $2.00 to the Princeton Volunteer Fire Brigade for fire protection equipment (1947).
The Canadian Slavs of Princeton collected donations “for the relief of fellow countrymen and [the] fighting forces under Marshall Tito in Yugoslavia” in 1944. Pete Antonich was on the committee.
Antonich served on a coroner’s jury in May 1947. The jury examined the death of Wallace Width on Ellis Freding’s mining claim and found the death to be accidental.
Princeton Our Valley, page 233; Death Registration (BC Archives); British Columbia and Yukon Directory, 1948; Similkameen Star, June 4, 1936, page 1; December 11, 1941, page 1; October 26, 1944, page 3; April 3, 1947, page 1; May 8, 1947, page 1