Caron, Bernadette, 85, February 17, 2014. A service and interment of her ashes will be held at a later date at the VA Cemetery in Caribou.
Bernadette Caron, 85, of Redwood City, CA, died February 17, 2014, after a long illness.
She married Hamel R. Caron in Fort Kent, ME, on August 29, 1949. She and her husband raised their children and lived in Caribou, ME, for their working years and then moved to the Palm Springs, CA, area for their retirement years.
Bernie worked at Graves Supermarket in Caribou for several years and later at the Caribou Nursing Home after her children were grown. Her longest and most accomplished job was making a home and raising her two children.
She was creative and was an accomplished seamstress, knitter, cook and cross stitcher. She also loved to golf and garden.
In addition to her husband of 64 years, she is survived by her son, Aldon R. Caron of Redwood City, CA, and his life partner, Maria Tovar; daughter, Paula A. Caron of Grantham, NH, and her husband, Stephen Looney; and one grandson, Nicholas H. Kierstead of Leadville, CO. She is also survived by one sister and three brothers, as well as many nieces and nephews.
A memorial Mass was celebrated at Gordon Manor in Redwood City where she and her husband lived for the past year and a half. Services and interment of her ashes will be held at a later date at the VA cemetery in Caribou, ME.
