Bernice (Bunny) DOWER

1925 - 2021  (95 years)

• Name	Bernice (Bunny) DOWER
  Birth	8 Feb 1925	Rumford, Oxford County, Maine
  Gender	Female
  _UID	9A258DBB601149F49008831AE9F79AFB5FAD
  Name	Alice (Bunny) Bouchasne
  Reference Number	269
  Residence	Mexico, Oxford County, Maine
  Death	1 Feb 2021	Rumford, Oxford County, Maine
  Burial	Saint Johns Cemetery	Rumford, Oxford County, Maine
  Person ID	I269	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John James Arthur DOWER,   b. 26 Jun 1889, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 20 Sep 1964, Rumford Community Hospital, Rumford, Oxford, Maine, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Violette A. BRADLEY,   b. 22 Dec 1889, Quebec, Canada d. 3 Aug 1962, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alfred DRAPEAU   d. 2020
  Marriage	4 Oct 1943
  Children	1. James DRAPEAU
  Family ID	F147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2023

  
  

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  Bernice V. Drapeau, 95, of Mexico, peacefully passed away at the Rumford Community Home on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. She was born in Rumford on Feb. 8, 1925, a daughter of the late James and Violet (Bradley) Dower. She grew up in the Mexico area and attended local schools. She was a graduate of Mexico High School. On Oct. 4, 1943, she married Alfred Drapeau and they started a family together. During that time, Bernice tended to the needs of her family and home, making sure everything was pleasant for her family. Bernice will always be remembered for her love of playing Beano, bowling, cribbage and socializing with all of her friends. She will be deeply missed. She is survived by her son, James Drapeau and his wife Sandra, her granddaughter, Dawn Ilan and her husband Gadi, and her two great-granddaughters, Hannah and Audrey Ilan. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Alfred, in 2020 as well as her sisters, Tiny and Alice and her brother, Roy