Mrs Louise M. Gifford

Mrs. Louise M. (Bonvicin) Gifford was born on April 1926, in Mount Vernon, New York. She was the second child and second daughter of Peter and Roma (Flaim) Bonvicin. She spend the first three years of her life in the Bronx, NY, then the family moved to Bristol, RI. Louise attended Bristol elementary schools and graduated from Colt Memorial High School in 1944. She continued on to Bryant College, where she enjoyed being a member of numerous students clubs and playing basketball. She graduated from Bryant in 1948 and went to work for the Navy Department in Washington, D.C. Louise then worked as a buyer at Dixon Corporation in Bristol until 1988. She retired and happily took up crossword puzzles, reading novels, and gardening. In 1952 she married Harold W. Gifford, Jr and had two lovely daughters, Susan L. Gifford and Paula B. Butlin (Todd) and she is also survived by her sister, Emma E. Bonvicin, who she moved to live with at Grace Barker Nursing Center in late August 2009 until her death on Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Graveside service, Monday, October 19, 2015 at 1:00 PM in St. Mary's Cemetery, Chestnut Street, Bristol. Visiting hours are respectfully omitted. Memorial contributions may be made to ASPCA online at www.aspca.org/donate

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