McDONALD, BERNICE T. (BUNN) - 1911 - 2011 - Miramichi - Bernice Thelma (Bunn) McDonald, widow of the late John L. (Jack) McDonald, of the Mount St. Joseph Nursing Home, and formerly of Water Street, Miramichi, passed away at her residence, on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at the age of 99. Born in Newcastle, on October 22, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Manford and Margaret D. (McCullum) Price. She was a homemaker as well as an integral part of the management and operation of the former McDonald Hardware Ltd.; a member of St. Andrews United Church, Miramichi; a life member of the Edith Bell Unit, of the U.C.W.; a Charter Member of the Prince Charles Chapter # 27, Order of the Eastern Star; a 60 year member of the Miramichi Chapter of the I.O.D.E.
She is survived by two sons, John H. McDonald and Robert L. McDonald, both of Miramichi; four grandchildren, Reinhardt, Sheila, Robert, Bruce; four great grandchildren, Anne, Linn, Jack, Hudson; two nieces, JoAnne and Margaret Laurin, of Montreal. She was predeceased by her husband, Jack, in 1986; three sisters, Jeanette Katzung, Eleanor Laurin, Mary Hierlihy; one daughter in law, Una McDonald.
Visiting will be at Adams Funeral Home Ltd., 140 King St., on Sunday, from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 pm. The funeral service will be held from St. Andrews United Church, on Monday, July 25, 2011 at 2 pm, conducted by Rev. Charlene Maguire MacKnight. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery. Members of Prince Charles Chapter # 27, Order of the Eastern Star, are asked to assemble at the funeral home on Sunday evening, at 6:45pm, for a service.
As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Riverside Cemetery Fund or the Mount St. Joseph Nursing Home, would be appreciated by the family. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Adams Funeral Home Ltd., 140 King St., Miramichi, telephone 773-3492, or messages of condolence may be sent online to www.adamsfh.ca