He prepared at The Hill School. At Princeton he majored in economics, was a member of Tower Club and Triangle, and was on the Tiger editorial staff. He roomed with Bob Cohill, Frederic Ingram, and Bob Ix.
In 1951 he joined the Air Force and spent three years as a combat intelligence officer, after which he settled in St. Louis at the suggestion of his friend and classmate Jeff Arrick. Peter and Gail Goessling were married in 1954. He founded the Bunce Corp. and was for years involved in civic activities, including the Repertory Theatre, Grace Hill Settlement House, Grand Center, Jazz at the Bistro, Circus Flora, and board president of Monmouth College in Illinois.
Peter died April 13, 2017. He is survived by Gail; their children, Cristen Barnes and Mark Bunce; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and his twin sister, Peggy Munro. His sister Barbara McGill predeceased him.
Memorial contributions to either Grace Hill Settlement House, 2600 Hadley St., St. Louis MO 63106 or to Circus Flora Inc., 3547 Olive St. St. Louis MO 63103 would be appreciated.