
She was born in Brunswick on Sept. 9, 1922, a daughter of Thomas E. Sr. and Yvonne Bouchard Michaud. She graduated from St. John’s School and attended Brunswick High School.
Rose worked at the Verney Mill prior to her marriage to Lav Bernier in 1943. They owned and operated Bernier’s Market at Mill and Cushing St. from 1945 to 1965, when the property was sold to the state for Route 1. Mr. Bernier died on Oct. 17, 1970, and Rose worked at Shaw’s Supermarket until retiring. In 1973 she married Laval N. Livernois and made their home in Brunswick. Mr. Livernois died on Oct. 7, 1993.
She was a communicant of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and was a member of the Daughters of Isabella.
Surviving are two stepsons, W. Richard Livernois and David E. Livernois; two sisters, Georgette Helie and Lucy Hodgdon; two brothers, David Michaud and Thomas Michaud Jr.; several nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be held on Monday, May 19, 2014, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Demers- Desmond Funeral Home, 34 Cushing St., Brunswick. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, May 19 at All Saints Parish, St. John the Baptist Church, with burial to follow at St. John’s Cemetery. To express your thoughts and condolences to the family, please visit www.desmondfuneralhomes.com.
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