Rosemary (Bernard) Membrino

December 3, 1940 - June 24, 2018

FITCHBURG-Rosemary (Bernard) Membrino, 77, of Fitchburg, died Sunday, June 24, 2018, in the Health Alliance Leominster Hospital. She was born in Nashua, NH, on December 3, 1940 a daughter of the late Ernest and Delia (Coll) Bernard and moved to Fitchburg at the age of 10. Rosemary worked as a C.N.A. at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Fitchburg for 35 years prior to her retirement. She was a loving, generous and kind person who cherished her family. She also had a passion for embroidery and loved her cats. Her husband of 43 years, Algerado “Gino” Membrino died in 2005. She leaves a son. Ernest E. Membrino of Fitchburg; three daughters, Michele M. Phillips of Peterborough, NH, Sharon E. Membrino of Gardner and Rachel Gokey of Auburn; ten grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, a niece and many close friends. In addition to her husband she is predeceased by a sister, Shirley Hanson and a brother, Ernest Bernard. Her funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 10 AM in St. Joseph’s Church, 19 Woodland St., Fitchburg. Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery. Calling hours will be held on Friday, June 29, 2018, from 4 to 7 PM in the Isabelle & Anderson Funeral Home, 316 Clarendon St., Fitchburg. For further information or to leave an online condolence please visit www.andersonfuneral.com. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Pat Brody Shelter for Cats, P.O. Box 142, Lunenburg, MA 01462.