Anita B. Tardif
May 2, 1927 – January 22, 2017
Anita B. Tardif, 89, of Lewiston, Maine passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017, at Hospice House in Auburn, Maine. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 2, 1927 the daughter of the late Louis A. and Philippine M. Bedard, she graduated from high school at Mount Merici Academy in Waterville, Maine. Her parents owned and operated Bedard Pharmacy in Lewiston, Maine where Anita worked until the pharmacy was sold. She then became the office manager at Clark Pharmacy.
On May 15, 1948, Anita married the love of her life, Jean Paul Tardif who died on October 14, 2002. After retiring, J.P. and Anita built a home and resided in Sun City Center, Florida, where she became a Master Instructor of Bunka Japanese art embroidery and won many ribbons and awards for her magnificent art work.
Anita will always be remembered for her loving and joyful nature. She is survived by a nephew, Ronald Tancrede and his wife Eileen; nieces Pauline Fraser and her husband Ralph, Paulette Picard and her husband Gerard, Patricia Roy and her husband Paul; cousins Constance DeBlois, Rene Desrochers and his wife Lorraine, Helene Lepage and her husband Romeo and several other cousins. She was predeceased by her husband; her parents; her sister Delia Tancrede; her brother Wilfrid Bedard; and her cousin Godson Albert N. DeBlois.
A Memorial Mass was celebrated on January 26, 2017 at St. Philip’s Church, and internment at Gracelawn Memorial Park, Auburn, Maine.
Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com.
On May 15, 1948, Anita married the love of her life, Jean Paul Tardif who died on October 14, 2002. After retiring, J.P. and Anita built a home and resided in Sun City Center, Florida, where she became a Master Instructor of Bunka Japanese art embroidery and won many ribbons and awards for her magnificent art work.
Anita will always be remembered for her loving and joyful nature. She is survived by a nephew, Ronald Tancrede and his wife Eileen; nieces Pauline Fraser and her husband Ralph, Paulette Picard and her husband Gerard, Patricia Roy and her husband Paul; cousins Constance DeBlois, Rene Desrochers and his wife Lorraine, Helene Lepage and her husband Romeo and several other cousins. She was predeceased by her husband; her parents; her sister Delia Tancrede; her brother Wilfrid Bedard; and her cousin Godson Albert N. DeBlois.
A Memorial Mass was celebrated on January 26, 2017 at St. Philip’s Church, and internment at Gracelawn Memorial Park, Auburn, Maine.
Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com.