Bernice “Bernie” J. Poutas of South Yarmouth, MA  passed away on November 23, 2018 at the age of 91.  Born in Boston she was the daughter of Edmund J. and Mae F. (Vahey) Poutas.

 

Bernie graduated from Our Ladies Catholic High School in Newton and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1948  from Simmons College in Boston. She retired twice, first from Fund Raising for Simmons College and secondly as Head of Fund Raising (Development Office) for Cape Cod Hospital
in Hyannis, MA.

 

She loved to travel and did so throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Great Britain, Ireland,and  Scotland to name a few.  She enjoyed time with family and friends, and getting together with Simmons College alumni. Throughout the seasons she enjoyed drives to all the Cape beaches and traveled to New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts to watch the fall foliage change color.

 

She is survived by her nephew, Gerald F. Cronin and his wife, Christa Howarth of Marstons Mills, MA and grandniece, Jenn Cronin .In addition to her parents, Bernice is predeceased by her sister, Marion and her husband, Charles M. Cronin and her brother, Edmund Poutasse.

 

The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at the Pavilion in Hyannis and Wingate of Brewster for their kindness and excellent care over the past eighteen months.

Family and friends are invited to call at the Hallett Funeral Home, 273 Station Ave., South Yarmouth, MA on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. followed by  a funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. in Saint Pius X Church, Station Ave. South Yarmouth, MA. Interment will be private.

 

 

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