Paula B. Gervais, 90, Winona Lake, passed away at 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in her residence.
She was born Feb. 28, 1928, in Dayton, Maine, to Francis and Mary MacDonald Bennett. She was united in marriage on Nov. 29, 1952, to John Gervais in Biddeford, Maine, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
As a child she attended school at Thornton Academy in Saco, Maine. During her life she worked as a telephone operator and was a self-employed wood crafts artist. She was a devout Catholic.
She is survived by her son, Patrick (spouse Brenda) Gervais, Warsaw; brothers: Joe (spouse Barbara) Bennett, Maine; Tom (spouse Freida) Bennett, Orange, Va.; and Ervin Bennett, Dayton; sister, Mae Brown, Dayton; seven grandchildren: John (spouse Ash) Gervais, Louis (spouse Mandy) Gervais, Janette Gervais, Paul Westberg, Sue (spouse Amanda) Westberg, Patrick (spouse Andrea) Westberg and Michelle Poe; and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John P. Gervais; brothers, Ray and Francis Bennett; and sisters, Arvid Bennett and Georgina Thibodeau.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw. Father Jonathan Norton will officiate.
Interment will be at a later date.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, is entrusted with all arrangements.
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Memorials to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Dept. 41831, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265.
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