A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Bunny at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2016, at San Antonio Catholic Church.
A committal and inurnment for both Bunny and Marty, from whom she would not be separated, will be held at Sarasota National Cemetery in Sarasota, Florida at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial bequests in Bernardine’s name are suggested to San Antonio Catholic Church at 24445 Rampart Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida 33980.
San Antonio Catholic ChurchBernardine Eleanor “Bunny” Russian, 76, of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, FL. Born June 8, 1939 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the only child of the late Bernard Joseph and Eleanor (nee – Frieda) Swift, Bernardine, or “Bunny” as she preferred her family and…
Continue ReadingBernardine Eleanor “Bunny” Russian, 76, of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, FL.
Born June 8, 1939 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the only child of the late Bernard Joseph and Eleanor (nee – Frieda) Swift, Bernardine, or “Bunny” as she preferred her family and friends to call her, was a school teacher for a private school prior to retiring and moving with her husband Martin “Marty” Joseph Russian III from her native New Jersey to Miami, Florida. They later relocated to Punta Gorda in 1998. Bunny was a longtime active parishioner of San Antonio Catholic Church in Port Charlotte.
She is survived by her sons, Barrett (Dawn), Elliott, Darrell, and Bennett Russian; five grandchildren, Ashley, Tyler, Brian, Kevin and Savannah; and sister-in-law, Nancy (Howard) Pelsang. In addition to her parents, Bunny was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 50 years, Marty, in 2011.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Bunny at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2016, at San Antonio Catholic Church. A committal and inurnment for both Bunny and Marty, from whom she would not be separated, will be held at Sarasota National Cemetery in Sarasota, Florida at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial bequests in Bernardine’s name are suggested to San Antonio Catholic Church at 24445 Rampart Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida 33980.
Friends may visit online at www.robersonfh.com to extend condolences to the family. Arrangements are by Roberson Funeral Homes & Crematory Punta Gorda Chapel.
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