Louise Rose Bernardo

Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

May 22, 1939 ~ January 2, 2023

Louise Rose Bernardo passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of January 2, 2023, in the company of her loving older sister after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

 Louise was born on May 22, 1939, to Antonio Bernardo and Fannie Fratto in Draper. As the seventh of 10 children, she grew up in a large Italian family surrounded by love, noise, swearing, gardens, orchards and lots of animals. She had a constant companion in the form of a dog or cat until her health began to deteriorate.  

 Louise was a quiet yet hard worker who spent her career working in accounting departments in various industries. She was small and feisty and didn’t hesitate to share her profanity-laced feelings. Although she never married, Louise’s family meant the world to her as evidenced by her habit of manning the camera at nearly all family gatherings. She will always be remembered for her heart of gold, preference for coffee and Black Hills Gold jewelry, delicious cooking, strawberry pies left on the car roof during the drive home, singing, weekly visits to her hairdresser, hugs and lipstick kisses, small shoes, her love of Englebert Humperdinck and long serene hand-in-hand walks with her nieces and nephews at the most peaceful times of the day.  

Louise is preceded in death by her parents, Antonio and Fannie; brother John; sisters Francis, Mary Sawyer, Geraldine and Floreen Sticka; brother-in-law James Dailey. She is survived by her brothers Paul (Jeanne) and Jimmie (Sandra), sisters Francine Dailey and Jean Caruso (Jimmy), sister-in-law Henrietta Bernardo, brother-in-law William Sticka, and many nieces, nephews and great- and great-great-nieces and nephews.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Draper on January 10, 2023. Interment followed at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Salt Lake City.  

 We wish to thank all the wonderful staff at Beehive Homes of Draper who cared for Louise with compassion and love. Words cannot express our appreciation to the staff who recognized that singing brought great joy and comfort to our beloved sister and aunt as her memory faded. 

We love you and miss you, Beanie. Forever in our hearts.