Fernande “Fern” (Bernier) Laliberty

Fernande Laliberty, 88, affectionately known to many as “Fern”, passed away at Longmont United Hospital in Longmont, Colorado on May 17, 2014 with family by her side. She was born in Westbrook, Maine, daughter of Jules and Isabelle Girardin Bernier on June 8, 1925.

She worked at Data General in Westbrook for a number of years.

She was a communicant of the parish of St. Anthony of Padua and also active with St. Vincent de Paul’s thrift shop, a crafter at St. Anne’s parish and gave communion to homebound parishioners. She loved knitting, jigsaw puzzles, baking, and making her delicious peanut butter fudge for her family and friends at Christmas.

Her husband of 26 years, Louis (Tom) Laliberty, died Dec. 16, 1972.

Fernande is survived by her two sons, Michael and his wife Alice of Longmont, Colorado and David and his wife Belinda of Sorrento, Florida; and one sister, Pauline Brassard of Brunswick, Maine; 5 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

A funeral mass was celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at the parish of St. Anthony of Padua, with reception to follow. Burial was in St. Hyacinth Cemetery.