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Don Ameche, a movie and radio star, married Honore Prendergast, a dietitian, in 1932. They had six children and stayed together until her death in 1986. Learn how they met, where they lived and how they coped with their separation.
DUBUQUE, IA. - Honore Prendergast Ameche, 78, the wife of film and radio star Don Ameche, died Friday of a heart ailment at Stone Hill Care Center in Dubuque. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at the Church of the Nativity in Dubuque. Burial will be in Resurrection cemetery in Dubuque.
Ameche was married to Honore Prendergast from 1932 until her death in 1986. They had six children. One of their sons, Ron Ameche, owned a restaurant, "Ameche's Pumpernickel" in Coralville, Iowa. They had two daughters, Connie and Bonnie. Ameche's younger brother, Jim Ameche, also a well-known actor, died in 1983 at the age of 67.
In 1932, Ameche married Dubuque's Honore Prendergast, a hospital dietitian and lab technician. She preferred being a homemaker and remained in Dubuque raising their four children. He was the older brother of Jim Ameche, the original voice of Jack in the radio series 'Jack Armstrong, the All American Boy'.
Don Ameche was honored with the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1985 movie ‘Cocoon.’. Personal Life. Don Ameche married Honore Prendergast in 1932 and had six children together. The couple welcomed their first child, son Don Ameche Jr. on October 3, 1933.
Dec 5, 2013 · Ameche was married to Honore Prendergast from 1932 until her death in 1986. The couple had six children: Ronald (Ronnie), Dominic (Donnie), Thomas (Tommie), Lonnie, Bonnie and Connie.
Dec 10, 2022 · Don Ameche was married to Honore Prendergast for 64 years, but they lived apart for the last 20 years of her life. He did not attend her funeral in 1986, as he was working on a film with Geraldine Page and Shelly Winters.
