Meissner

Bernice M. Meissner, 70, of Butler, passed away in the company of her loving family Saturday afternoon, Nov. 4, 2023, at Sunnyview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

Bernice was born in Butler on July 19, 1953. She was the daughter of the late Henry J. Jr. and Catherine L. Heasley Le Grand.

She attended Butler schools and was a 1993 graduate of Butler County Community College, where she earned an associate degree in psychology. She had also obtained her nurse’s aide certification and had been employed at Sunnyview for 20 years.

Bernice was an avid Steelers fan and enjoyed flower gardening, music, watching the news on TV, spending time on Facebook and most especially the company of her kids and grandkids.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard M. Meissner, whom she married in Fenelton on Aug. 9, 1991.

Surviving are three children, Raymond A. Gurner Jr., Damian N. Gurner and Tiffany A. Meissner; two grandchildren, Destiny and Dylan Gurner; her siblings, Lorraine Cottage (Ronald), Larry Le Grand Sr., Henry J. Le Grand III (Barbara), Beverly Undercuffler (Howard), Theresa Kepple and Richard Le Grand Sr. (Lynn), and her mother-in-law, Kathleen Meissner, all of Butler; as well as a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Catherine Gurner; her sisters and brothers-in-law, Eunice and Paul Brown, Dianne and Robert Neal; her brother-in-law, Robert Kepple Sr.; her sister-in-law, Judy Le Grand; and her father-in-law, James Meissner Sr.

MEISSNER — Friends of Bernice M. Meissner, who died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, will be received from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at HILE FUNERAL HOME OF CHICORA, 339 Chicora Fenelton Road, Chicora. A service outside of Mass will follow at 7 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Lou Pascazi, parochial vicar of St. Clare of Assisi Parish, officiating. Interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Herman.

Condolences may be sent by visiting www.hilefh.com.

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