Gertrude BERARD

Gertrude Dextras 91 formerly of 1371 Mendon Rd. Woonsocket died Sunday in the Woonsocket Health Center. She was the wife of Donat Dextras. Mrs. Dextras was born in St. Marcel PQ Canada, a daughter of the late Pierre and Marguerite (Moreau) Berard. Mrs. Dextras was a winder for the French Worsted and Belmont Spinning Companies for many years she was also a frame spinner for the River Spinning Co. in Fall River for ten years retiring in 1959. She was a former member of the St. Joseph Sr. Citizens, and the Ladies Guild of St. Joseph’s Parish. Mr. and Mrs. Dextras celebrated their 66th Wedding Anniversary on June 24th 2005. Mrs. Dextras is survived by several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Henri, Lucien, Robert, Lionel, and Germain Berard, Br. Rudolph, Br. Roland, Br. Fernand, and Br. Peter all Brothers of the Sacred Heart, Laurette Cournoyer, Juliette Turgeon, Jeannette Wilkinson, Marie Blanche Petrin, Cecile Jacques, and Lucie Anna Lambert. Her funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:30 from the Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home 99 Cumberland St. Woonsocket with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 in St. Joseph Church, Mendon Rd. Woonsocket. Burial will be in St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery in Bellingham. -- Dextras, Gertrude, 91, on July 3, 2005. Wife of Donate Dextras. Funeral will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. from the Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home, 99 Cumberland St., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Church, Mendon Road, Woonsocket. Burial in St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery. Visiting hours 8:30-9:30 a.m. prior to the funeral.