Alma
Bergeron, 96
South
Milwaukee, Wisc. - Alma Bergeron, 96, formerly
of Oklee, died on Monday, September 8, 2003 at
Franciscan Villa Nursing Home in South Milwaukee,
Wisc.
Funeral
services were held on Thursday, September 11 at
Molthen-Bell Funeral Home in South Milwaukee. Mass
of Christian Burial was held on Monday, September
15 at St. Francis Xavier Church in Oklee with the
Rev. John Kleinwachter officiating. Interment was
in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery.
Marie
Rose Alma Boucher was born on July 16, 1907 at
Lambert Township of rural Oklee, the daughter of
Adelard and Alice (Rahier) Boucher. She was
baptized on July 28, 1907, grew up and attended
school in Oklee.
On
November 27, 1929, Alma was united in marriage to
Aristide Bergeron in Oklee. The couple made their
home in rural Oklee, where she was an active farm
wife, helping with all the responsibilities of the
farm. After retiring from farming at 59 years old,
she worked at the Oklee Manufacturing Company,
manufacturing and sewing parts for Arctic Cat. She
worked there for eight years. She and Aristide
moved into Oklee and lived in senior housing for a
few years. Aristide died in 1991. After her
husband's death, she spent winters with her son in
Caledonia, Wisc. She returned to Oklee for the
summers. In 1996, Alma permanently moved to
Wisconsin, living with her son and in May 2002, she
moved into the Franciscan Villa Nursing Home in
Wisconsin.
Alma
belonged to the St. Francis Church and was an
active member of the Ladies Aid. She also enjoyed
sewing, fishing, quilting, gardening and all
aspects of farming.
Survivors
include her son, Paul (Elsie) Bergeron of
Caledonia, Wisc.; three grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; a sister, Gladys (Wilfred)
Mercil; sisters-in-law, Bertha and Grace; a
step-brother, Wilfred Boucher; and many nieces,
nephews, other relatives and friends.
Alma was
preceded in death by her husband; siblings, Albert
(Goldie), Gertrude (Walter) Archaumbault, Laura
(Joseph) Dessellier, Leo, Raymond and George
(Thelma). A00003B2003SP17
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