CALAIS – Patricia A. (Bernardini) Hartford, 63, passed away peacefully June 23, 2009, with her family by her side at a Bangor hospital. She was born Feb. 23, 1946, in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, daughter of the late Charles and Patricia (McShane) Bernardini. Patricia was a loving wife and mother, and a great lover of birds, animals, gardening and children. She was a social genius with an infectious laugh and a kind, selfless heart. She lived to help others, especially children, and she shared in guiding and raising many through the years. Patricia had a spirit that would light up any room and she added color to a small community. Her life of love and laughter provided a gift of joy that continues now and will be passed on through future generations. Patricia is survived by her husband of 37 years, Albert W. Hartford of Calais and their two children: son, Orville Hartford and his wife, Julie, of Bangor, and daughter, Lisa Hartford Genco and her husband, Mike, of Chesapeake, Va.; sister-in-law, Lucy Kees and her husband, Gerald, of Sanford, Fla.; brothers, Louis Bernardini and his wife, Marilyn, of Calais, and Anthony Bernardini and his wife, Loree, of New Gloucester; sister, Barbara “Bebe” Bernardini of Calais; granddaughter, Sarah of Bangor; grandson, Joey of Chesapeake, Va.; nieces, Kathy Arbo of Calais, Casey Mae Bernardini of New Gloucester, Meredith Bernardini Snowman and her husband, Andrew, of Baileyville, and Carolyn Mitchell Cundiff and her husband, Brian, of Calais; nephews, Christopher Bernardini and his wife, Leslie, Charles “Tony” Bernardini of Gray, Louis Bernardini “Little Lou” of New Gloucester, and David Mitchell and his wife, Tammy, of Calais; great-nieces and great-nephews, Casey, Codey and Nick, Lindsay and Chloe, Greg, Emily and Megan, Rachel, Kate and Sam, all of Calais, Kade and Hunter of Baileyville; and cousins, Mary Casey and her husband, David, of Alexander, and Fran Holst and her husband, Roger, of Red Beach. She will be sadly missed by her endless supply of friends. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, at Immaculate Conception Church, Calais, with the Rev. James Plourde, celebrant. Burial will be after at Calais Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Calais Free Library, children’s section, 9 Union St., Calais, ME 04619 to honor her love of children or The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 9 Erie Drive, Suite 101, Natick, MA 01760 to help others with blood cancers. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Homes, Calais and Eastport. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.maysfuneralhome.com.
PATRICIA A. (BERNARDINI) HARTFORD
