Bernice Gibbons

Naugatuck - Mrs. Bernice (Brennan) Gibbons, age 98, of Naugatuck, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 12,2010 at the Glendale Health Care Center in Naugatuck. She was the widow of James E. Gibbons Sr.
Bernice was born in Naugatuck on October 27,1911 a daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Conran) Brennan. A retiree of the Bristol Company in Waterbury, Bernice enjoyed her family, reading and crocheting.
Bernice is survived by a son, James E. Gibbons Jr. and his wife Marianne of Naugatuck, a daughter, Alice Wielgus of Naugatuck, two grandsons, James E. Gibbons III and his wife Elizabeth of Raleigh, N.C. and Terrence Gibbons and his wife Julie of Aurora, Ohio, one granddaughter, Meghan Gibbons of Shoreham, N.Y., one great granddaughter, Grace of Ohio and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by five sisters, Flavian Kinney, Elinor Lengyel, Arline Hennessey, Lois Hale and Jeanne Brennan and two brothers, Donald Brennan and Charles Brennan.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday September 15,2010 at 10:15 a.m. from the Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Home 82 Fairview Ave. Naugatuck to Our Lady of Lourdes Church 309 South Main St. Waterbury for a mass at 11 a.m. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery in Naugatuck. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday morning from 9 to 10 a.m.
Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the V.N.A. Healthcare - HOPE TEAM 50 Brookside Rd. Waterbury, Ct. 06706-1402.