She was born in Mexico, Maine, August 27, 1929, the daughter of Asaph Lawton Hutchinson and Mable Holman. Clarice graduated from Mexico High School, class of 1947.
On September 6, 1948, she married the love of her life, Eugene Bernard. Together they raised their family in the Rumford-Mexico area. She played an important role in helping her husband with his job as transportation supervisor at Boise Cascade Paper Mill in Rumford. She later became a secretary in the Rumford School Department. In 1984 they moved to Portland, Oregon, due to her husband being transferred to the Boise Cascade Portland Oregon office. They moved back to Maine in 1999 residing in Topsham to be closer to their children and grandchildren.
Clarice was an avid crossword fan and when her eyes were better she loved to read. In her younger days she enjoyed dancing with her husband. She dearly loved her husband, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her brother, Alton Hutchinson, and sisters, Gweneth McLeod and Isabel Hutchinson.
Clarice is survived by her husband of almost 65 years, Eugene Bernard of Topsham; her sons, Gregory Bernard of Brunswick and Timothy Bernard of Tennessee, and her daughter and husband, Deborah and Donald Siviski of Wiscasset; three grandchildren, Jodi Siviski of Greenland, NH, Kari Siviski Economou and her husband, Aaron, of Kittery, and Nicholas Siviski of Portland; and five great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Maggie, Decker, Adeline, and Violet. She will be deeply missed and remembered with love by all her family.
Her family would like to extend their deep appreciation and gratitude to the staff of Parkview Hospital for the loving care they gave Clarice.
A celebration of life will be held at Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal Street, Brunswick, Maine on Wednesday, July 17 at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Good Shepherd Food Bank, 3121ß Hotel Road, Auburn, ME 04210.
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