Bernadette (Fournier) Berube 89, Kensington died Friday, August 14, 2009. She was born April 16, 1920 in Wallagrass, Maine and was the daughter of the late Frank and Flavie ( Labbe ) Fournier and was the widow of Gilbert E. Berube (Died 1997).

She moved to Connecticut during WW11 and worked at New Britain Machine. After the war she married and moved to Kensington to raise her family. In later years she was employed by Pratt & Whitney in Southington. She was a parishioner of Saint Paul Church, a member of the VFW’s Ladies Auxiliary, and a member of Saint Ann’s Society of New Britain.

Bernadette is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, Leo and Karen Berube of Kensington, Joel and Pamela Berube of Middletown, David and Susan Berube of Kensington, and Donald Berube of Pfungstadt, Germany; two sisters, Laurette Saucier of Southington, Irma Desjardins of Wallagrass, ME; two brothers, Claude Fournier of Southington, Leonard Fournier of Soldier Pond, ME; five grandchildren, Byron Berube and his wife Stacie of Plainville, Amanda Berube of Hamden, Jillian, Danielle and Ethan Berube of Kensington and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband Gilbert, Bernadette was pre-deceased by two sisters, Rella Daigle, Eulalie Landry; three brothers, Roland, Lucian and Aldo Fournier.

Friends and family are invited to call on Monday, August 17, 2009 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. at the Berlin Memorial Funeral Home, 96 Main Street, Kensington, CT.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 9:15 am at the funeral home, followed  by a Mass of Christian Burial at Saint Paul Church at 10:00 am.

Burial will follow at the Veteran’s Cemetery in Middletown.

Since Bernadette was a breast cancer survivor Memorial donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen For The Cure-Breast Cancer Foundation, 350  Church Street, Hartford, CT. 06103 (www.Komen.org)