Ethelene M. Bernard

Cow Island—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, February 12, 2021 at St. Anne Catholic Church honoring the life of Ethelene M. Bernard, 87, who died Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Abbeville General Hospital.  She will be laid to rest at St. Anne Cemetery with Reverend Matthew Barzare officiating the services.

She was a school secretary for 36 years at E. Broussard High School and Forked Island E. Broussard Elementary school until her retirement. She was loved and will be missed by many.

She is survived by her son, Keith Bernard and his wife, Mona of Forked Island; her daughter, Mona B. Cormier and her husband, Willie of Cow Island; her three grandchildren, Brady  Stelly of Forked Island, Ryan Bernard of Forked Island and Shane K. Stelly of Philadelphia, PA; her great grandchild, Asher Bernard of Forked Island; her godchild, Andrea M. Bankston of Missouri; her two step grandchildren, Marcus Cormier and his wife, Charisse of Kaplan and Dana Cormier of Kaplan; and her three step grandchildren, Marcus Cormier, Jr., Skie Cormier and Drake Calloway.

She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Gervis Mathews and Clifford Mathews; her sister, Joan Janelle Mathews; her parents, Clarence John Mathews and the former Ella Dupuis; her step great grandchild, Riley Guidry; and her nephew, Roger Blaine Mathews.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Ave., on Thursday, February 11, 2021 from 1:00 PM until 10:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Friday, February 12, 2021 from 8:00 AM until the procession departs for the church at 12:30 PM.