Bernice M. Warber

Bernice M. Warber, age 97, died Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Anchor Community in Fox Lake. Visitation for Bernice will be on Friday, December 13, 2019 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m at St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church in Beaver Dam. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at the church on Friday beginning at 11:30 a.m. with Fr. Michael J. Erwin officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery in Beaver Dam.Bernice Margaret was born the daughter of Edmund and Mary (Weiglein) Hinkes on May 4, 1922 in Brownsville, Wisconsin. She was a 1940 graduate of Horicon High School. Bernice worked at the shoe factory in Waupun until her marriage to Milton R. Warber on November 6, 1944 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Beaver Dam. Together they farmed for 17 years in Burnett and moved to Beaver Dam in 1959. She was a member of St. Katharine Drexel in Beaver Dam and served on the Catholic Women Society and Daughters of Isabella. Survivors include her brother, Merlin Hinkes of Beaver Dam; two grandchildren, Julie and Steven, two great grandchildren; nicecs, nephews, other relatives and friends. Berniece was preceded in death by her parents, stepmother, Hannah McDermott; her husband Milton in 2018; her son, Ronald; brother, Silverieus; and her sister, Mildred.The family would like to thank Anchor Community in Fox Lake and Agnesian Hospice for the love and care they’ve shown to Bernice during her time with them.