Sister Bernadette Charvet

Sister Bernadette Charvet, OSU, 93, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at a local nursing home.A viewing will be prior to the vigil beginning at 5:00 p.m. with the vigil to start at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Ursuline Centre Chapel. A funeral liturgy will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Ursuline Centre Chapel. Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements.She entered the Ursuline Order in Festus, Missouri. After her first vow, she went to New York and attended New Rochelle College where she received a degree in elementary education. She made her final vows and returned to the west. She began teaching in Great Falls and other places in Montana and Moscow, ID. Sister Bernadette was an elementary teacher at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School for many years. She also taught in Idaho and California.She taught religious education following her retirement.Sister Bernadette entered Benefis Extended Care and enjoyed being there. She also enjoyed a good laugh and songs. She had a knack of knowing when people needed help or a kind word. The nursing staffs at Benefis Extended Care were very good to her. Art and decorating greeting cards were a favorite pastime.Sister Bernadette is survived by a sister in Yakima, WA; many nieces and nephews; and other extended family.Memorials in Sister Bernadettes name may be made to the Ursuline Centre, 2300 Central Ave., Great Falls, MT 59401.