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| Mrs. Bernice (Brake) Wade KITTERY, Maine — Mrs. Bernice (Brake) Wade, 80, of Kittery, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, at the Homestead Nursing Home in Kittery. She was born Sept. 8, 1920, in Northfield, N.H., the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur and Abigail (Nudd) Brake. She attended local schools in New Hampshire. She married Joseph Wade in November 1938 in Tilton, N.H. They later moved to the Kittery area where they worked and raised a family for many years. She was predeceased by her husband in 1971. She worked at the former Data General Co. in Portsmouth, N.H., as an assembler, retiring in 1986. She is survived by three daughters, Bonny Fernald and Beatrice Hunter, both of Kittery, and Barbara Davies of Tilton; one son, James Wade of Bath; a sister, Doris Catalino of Portsmouth; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a grandson, Joseph Fernald, who died in 1996; a son, Joseph R. Wade in 1999; two sisters; and two brothers. WADE — Mrs. Bernice (Brake) Wade, 80, of Kittery, Maine, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, following a long illness, at the Homestead Nursing Home in Kittery. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001, at the Wilson-Cooper Funeral Home, 21 Rogers Road, Kittery. The Rev. Real Nadeau, pastor of St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Kittery, will conduct services. A graveside committal service and burial will follow at Cavalry Cemetery in Portsmouth. Visiting hours will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. At the family's request, in lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the "Resident Activity Fund" in care of Hannah Rothemel, Homestead Nursing Home, 459 U.S. Route 1, Kittery, ME 03904. |
