She was born Dec. 19, 1939, in Grinstone, Pa., the daughter of the late Joseph and Veronica “Verna” Spirko.
She was a 1956 graduate of Howland High School.
She had previously worked at Grants on Elm Road., Kroger’s and GE on North Park as a clerk in the office.
She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Church in Warren, where she had been a cantor, and had worked making pierogies.
While her boy’s where in high school she was very active in JFK Mom’s Eagle. She enjoyed traveling especially to Vegas, gardening, and playing cards.
She is survived by her husband, George R. Bernard Jr., whom she married March 3, 1962; three sons, George (Vhari) Bernard III of Farmington, Joseph Bernard of Bazetta, and Christopher Bernard of Vienna; and six grandchildren, Joseph, Christian, Jesse, Mikaela, Christopher, and Shawn.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Robert Spirko.
Family and friends may pay their respects Tuesday, July 23, 2019, from 5 to 7 p.m. and Wednesday, from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at the Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel 1884 North Road NE, Warren.
A service will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home with the Fr. Simeon B. Sibenik officiating.
Burial will be in All Souls Cemetery in Bazetta.
Family and friends may visit www.peterrossiandsonfh.com to view this obituary, sign the guestbook, and send condolences to Joan’s family.
She was born Dec. 19, 1939, in Grinstone, Pa., the daughter of the late Joseph and Veronica “Verna” Spirko.
She was a 1956 graduate of Howland High School.
She had previously worked at Grants on Elm Road., Kroger’s and GE on North Park as a clerk in the office.
She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Church in Warren, where she had been a cantor, and had worked making pierogies.
While her boy’s where in high school she was very active in JFK Mom’s Eagle. She enjoyed traveling especially to Vegas, gardening, and playing cards.
She is survived by her husband, George R. Bernard Jr., whom she married March 3, 1962; three sons, George (Vhari) Bernard III of Farmington, Joseph Bernard of Bazetta, and Christopher Bernard of Vienna; and six grandchildren, Joseph, Christian, Jesse, Mikaela, Christopher, and Shawn.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Robert Spirko.
Family and friends may pay their respects Tuesday, July 23, 2019, from 5 to 7 p.m. and Wednesday, from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at the Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel 1884 North Road NE, Warren.
A service will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home with the Fr. Simeon B. Sibenik officiating.
Burial will be in All Souls Cemetery in Bazetta.
Family and friends may visit www.peterrossiandsonfh.com to view this obituary, sign the guestbook, and send condolences to Joan’s family.
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