Bernyce Emily Crowe

Waite – Bernyce Emily Crowe, 77, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012 at her home with her family by her side. Bernyce was born in Lambert Lake on January 8, 1935, daughter of Willis and Effie (Trask) Grass. She attended the Lambert Lake area schools and married Merlyn L. Crowe on March 9, 1952. Bernyce raised her eight children and enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, canning, bird watching and gardening. Her most cherished moments were those spent with her family. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband Merlyn; three daughters, Jeanette Williams, Jo-Ann Cook and Constance Lockhart; two sisters, Betty and Letha; and a brother Jack. Surviving are her five children, Brenda Fern and her husband Joseph of Shawnee, KS, Christine Bunker of Bangor, Gerald Crowe and his wife Robin of Waite, Jeffrey Crowe and his wife Terri Lynn of Cooper, and Timothy Crowe and his wife Diane of Waite; 20 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A celebration of Bernyce’s life will be held at her home on Crowe Hill 12 noon on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais & Eastport.