Karl Bonfert, 84, died peacefully with his family at his side. He was adventurous in heart and lived a rich and varied life. Karl was born in a German settled region of Roumania in the city of Kronstadt (Brasov). After he met Elsie, a nurse who cared for him as a wounded soldier, he moved to Germany where they were married. In 1949, with their baby daughter, they immigrated to San Francisco. He became an accountant at UNIVAR Co. In 1964, he moved to Gilroy as controller for Be Ge Mfg. His hobby of photography became a profession when he and Elsie began a business of wedding and commercial photography. They also sold many of his artistic scenery pictures.