Bernice Gilbert

Bernice Gilbert, 97, of McDonald, died Monday, May 6, 2013, in her home.
She was born April 8, 1916, in West Virginia, a daughter of the late Mims L. and Rosalee Jones Horner.
Mrs. Gilbert worked as a cook at Fort Cherry High School for 15 years before retiring in 1978. She loved baking, cooking and canning and liked spending time with family during the holidays.
She was a member of the McDonald Women’s Club and McDonald Garden Club.
On January 15, 1934, she married John B. Gilbert in Wellsburg, W.Va. Mr. Gilbert died March 4, 1965.
Surviving are a daughter, Donna J. (Bob) Ralston of McDonald; nine grandchildren, Debbie Baldigowski, Paul Demnyan, Shari Wagner, Lori Kargle, Shelley Douglass, Bob Ralston, Roxanne Baxter, Marsha Seater and John Gilbert; 18 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased, in addition to her parents and husband, are two daughters, Lena Demnyan and Linda Reese; a son, John G. “Punk” Gilbert; four brothers, Henry, Earl, Homer and Howard Horner; and four sisters, Edna Yeager, Nettie McVicker, Pearl Hayes and Marie Worstel.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Nation Funeral Home Inc., 220 East Lincoln Avenue, McDonald, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 11, with the Rev. Dennis Lawrence, pastor of Independent Bible Presbyterian Church, McDonald, officiating. Burial will follow in Center Cemetery, Midway. Memorials may be made to Independent Bible Presbyterian Church, 112 Dempe Road, McDonald, PA 15057. Online condolences, photos and additional information are available at www.nationfuneralhome.com.