Dr. Buenaventura H. Portuondo, 73-year-old prominent physician and a Knight of st. Gregory in the Catholic Church, died of pneumonia this morning in St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.
A native of Santiago, Cuba, he was born on January 11, 1866, and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Michael Portuondo, nee Rita Tamaya, both natives of Sandiago. His father was a prominent lawyer. When 10 years old he was sent to a boarding school in Barcelona, Spain, where he received his early education.
Later he went to New York, where he entered Colonel Roberts School, a preparatory school for Columbia University, N.Y. He graduated in 1890 from the Columbia University School of Medicine and then spent a year in post graduate work at the Sorbonne Medical College, Paris, France.
He returned to New York where he practiced for two years before coming to Belleville in 1895 to begin practicing. He married Josephine Thomas in Belleville April 11, 1893.
Following a visit to Rome, Bishop Henry Althoff announced that Dr. Portuondo and Daniel McGlynn of East St. Louis had been named Knights of St. Gregory. The degree was conferred upon the two prominent Catholics in 1921. McGlynn died about 10 years ago, leaving Dr. Portuondo the only Knight of St. Gregory in the Belleville Diocese. Dr. Portuondo was also a member of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving besides his wife are a son and four daughters;
~ Dr. B. C. Portuondo, 3215 Lafayette Avenue, St. Louis, director of laboratories at St. Anthony's Hospital and the Alexian Brothers Hospital in St. Louis.
~ Mother Mary Rita of the Ursuline Convent, Springfield, Ill.
~ Josephine, wife of John Engelke, 805 East Washington Street, Belleville, Ill.
~ Mrs. Isabel Regnier, 203 Abend Street, Belleville, Ill.
~ Sylvia, wife of Richard McDermott, 1104 North Marshall, Milwaukee, Wis.
... a brother, John Michael Portuondo, Havana, Cuba, and a grandson, John B. Regnier, 203 Abend Street.
For many years a prominent physician and noted as a diagnostician, Dr. Portuondo was a past secretary of the St. Clair Medical Society and was president of the Belleville Dioceasan Catholic Physicians' Guild/ Since 1921 he was the official physician of the Belleville Township High School.
An active member of the Belleville and St. Clair Chapters of the American Red Cross, Dr. Portuondo was a past president of the St. Clair Chapter. He served as chairman of the Belleville Board of health under the Anton, Stegmeyer and Brechnitz administrations. Funeral Monday from Bux Funeral Home to St. Peter's Cathedral. Burial in Green Mount Cemetery.
Belleville Daily News Democrat
Thursday, March 9, 1939
A native of Santiago, Cuba, he was born on January 11, 1866, and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Michael Portuondo, nee Rita Tamaya, both natives of Sandiago. His father was a prominent lawyer. When 10 years old he was sent to a boarding school in Barcelona, Spain, where he received his early education.
Later he went to New York, where he entered Colonel Roberts School, a preparatory school for Columbia University, N.Y. He graduated in 1890 from the Columbia University School of Medicine and then spent a year in post graduate work at the Sorbonne Medical College, Paris, France.
He returned to New York where he practiced for two years before coming to Belleville in 1895 to begin practicing. He married Josephine Thomas in Belleville April 11, 1893.
Following a visit to Rome, Bishop Henry Althoff announced that Dr. Portuondo and Daniel McGlynn of East St. Louis had been named Knights of St. Gregory. The degree was conferred upon the two prominent Catholics in 1921. McGlynn died about 10 years ago, leaving Dr. Portuondo the only Knight of St. Gregory in the Belleville Diocese. Dr. Portuondo was also a member of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving besides his wife are a son and four daughters;
~ Dr. B. C. Portuondo, 3215 Lafayette Avenue, St. Louis, director of laboratories at St. Anthony's Hospital and the Alexian Brothers Hospital in St. Louis.
~ Mother Mary Rita of the Ursuline Convent, Springfield, Ill.
~ Josephine, wife of John Engelke, 805 East Washington Street, Belleville, Ill.
~ Mrs. Isabel Regnier, 203 Abend Street, Belleville, Ill.
~ Sylvia, wife of Richard McDermott, 1104 North Marshall, Milwaukee, Wis.
... a brother, John Michael Portuondo, Havana, Cuba, and a grandson, John B. Regnier, 203 Abend Street.
For many years a prominent physician and noted as a diagnostician, Dr. Portuondo was a past secretary of the St. Clair Medical Society and was president of the Belleville Dioceasan Catholic Physicians' Guild/ Since 1921 he was the official physician of the Belleville Township High School.
An active member of the Belleville and St. Clair Chapters of the American Red Cross, Dr. Portuondo was a past president of the St. Clair Chapter. He served as chairman of the Belleville Board of health under the Anton, Stegmeyer and Brechnitz administrations. Funeral Monday from Bux Funeral Home to St. Peter's Cathedral. Burial in Green Mount Cemetery.
Belleville Daily News Democrat
Thursday, March 9, 1939
Dr. Buenaventura H. Portuondo, 73-year-old prominent physician and a Knight of st. Gregory in the Catholic Church, died of pneumonia this morning in St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.
A native of Santiago, Cuba, he was born on January 11, 1866, and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Michael Portuondo, nee Rita Tamaya, both natives of Sandiago. His father was a prominent lawyer. When 10 years old he was sent to a boarding school in Barcelona, Spain, where he received his early education.
Later he went to New York, where he entered Colonel Roberts School, a preparatory school for Columbia University, N.Y. He graduated in 1890 from the Columbia University School of Medicine and then spent a year in post graduate work at the Sorbonne Medical College, Paris, France.
He returned to New York where he practiced for two years before coming to Belleville in 1895 to begin practicing. He married Josephine Thomas in Belleville April 11, 1893.
Following a visit to Rome, Bishop Henry Althoff announced that Dr. Portuondo and Daniel McGlynn of East St. Louis had been named Knights of St. Gregory. The degree was conferred upon the two prominent Catholics in 1921. McGlynn died about 10 years ago, leaving Dr. Portuondo the only Knight of St. Gregory in the Belleville Diocese. Dr. Portuondo was also a member of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving besides his wife are a son and four daughters;
~ Dr. B. C. Portuondo, 3215 Lafayette Avenue, St. Louis, director of laboratories at St. Anthony's Hospital and the Alexian Brothers Hospital in St. Louis.
~ Mother Mary Rita of the Ursuline Convent, Springfield, Ill.
~ Josephine, wife of John Engelke, 805 East Washington Street, Belleville, Ill.
~ Mrs. Isabel Regnier, 203 Abend Street, Belleville, Ill.
~ Sylvia, wife of Richard McDermott, 1104 North Marshall, Milwaukee, Wis.
... a brother, John Michael Portuondo, Havana, Cuba, and a grandson, John B. Regnier, 203 Abend Street.
For many years a prominent physician and noted as a diagnostician, Dr. Portuondo was a past secretary of the St. Clair Medical Society and was president of the Belleville Dioceasan Catholic Physicians' Guild/ Since 1921 he was the official physician of the Belleville Township High School.
An active member of the Belleville and St. Clair Chapters of the American Red Cross, Dr. Portuondo was a past president of the St. Clair Chapter. He served as chairman of the Belleville Board of health under the Anton, Stegmeyer and Brechnitz administrations. Funeral Monday from Bux Funeral Home to St. Peter's Cathedral. Burial in Green Mount Cemetery.
Belleville Daily News Democrat
Thursday, March 9, 1939
A native of Santiago, Cuba, he was born on January 11, 1866, and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Michael Portuondo, nee Rita Tamaya, both natives of Sandiago. His father was a prominent lawyer. When 10 years old he was sent to a boarding school in Barcelona, Spain, where he received his early education.
Later he went to New York, where he entered Colonel Roberts School, a preparatory school for Columbia University, N.Y. He graduated in 1890 from the Columbia University School of Medicine and then spent a year in post graduate work at the Sorbonne Medical College, Paris, France.
He returned to New York where he practiced for two years before coming to Belleville in 1895 to begin practicing. He married Josephine Thomas in Belleville April 11, 1893.
Following a visit to Rome, Bishop Henry Althoff announced that Dr. Portuondo and Daniel McGlynn of East St. Louis had been named Knights of St. Gregory. The degree was conferred upon the two prominent Catholics in 1921. McGlynn died about 10 years ago, leaving Dr. Portuondo the only Knight of St. Gregory in the Belleville Diocese. Dr. Portuondo was also a member of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving besides his wife are a son and four daughters;
~ Dr. B. C. Portuondo, 3215 Lafayette Avenue, St. Louis, director of laboratories at St. Anthony's Hospital and the Alexian Brothers Hospital in St. Louis.
~ Mother Mary Rita of the Ursuline Convent, Springfield, Ill.
~ Josephine, wife of John Engelke, 805 East Washington Street, Belleville, Ill.
~ Mrs. Isabel Regnier, 203 Abend Street, Belleville, Ill.
~ Sylvia, wife of Richard McDermott, 1104 North Marshall, Milwaukee, Wis.
... a brother, John Michael Portuondo, Havana, Cuba, and a grandson, John B. Regnier, 203 Abend Street.
For many years a prominent physician and noted as a diagnostician, Dr. Portuondo was a past secretary of the St. Clair Medical Society and was president of the Belleville Dioceasan Catholic Physicians' Guild/ Since 1921 he was the official physician of the Belleville Township High School.
An active member of the Belleville and St. Clair Chapters of the American Red Cross, Dr. Portuondo was a past president of the St. Clair Chapter. He served as chairman of the Belleville Board of health under the Anton, Stegmeyer and Brechnitz administrations. Funeral Monday from Bux Funeral Home to St. Peter's Cathedral. Burial in Green Mount Cemetery.
Belleville Daily News Democrat
Thursday, March 9, 1939
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