Obituary of Frances Bernardo

Frances Bernardo, 99, of Springfield died February 21, 2014. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 1:00 pm at Springfield Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Monday, February 24, 2014 from noon until 5:00 pm at the funeral home. She was born on October 10, 1914 in Munich, ND the third of seven children to Abraham P. and Elizabeth (Guenther) Thiessen. She graduated from Sarles High School in Sarles, ND. She moved to Colorado in 1935 where she met her husband Rosario O. Bernardo. They were married on July 3, 1937 in LaJunta, CO. He preceded her in death on March 13, 1993. They moved to Glenwood, OR in 1940. She loved to crochet, cook, hunting, fishing and RVing. Most of all, her life was her family. She is survived by a daughter, Janet Frances McCoy (Victor) of Springfield; two sons, Russ G. Bernardo (Aretta) of Eugene and Ralph L. Bernardo (Gloria) of Beaverton; a sister Norma Duchesneau of Eugene; a brother, Eugene Thiessen of Eugene; nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by a son Robert J. Bernardo in 2007 and three brothers and one sister. Arrangements entrusted to Springfield Memorial Funeral Home. Please access the obituary and you are invited to sign the guestbook at musgroves.com