Funeral service for Bernice E. Arment-McFadd, 82, of Aberdeen will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 24, 2013, at First United Methodist Church, 502 S. Lincoln St., Aberdeen, with Pastor Eldon Reich officiating. Burial will take place at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen.
Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414 Fifth Ave. N.W., Aberdeen, is in charge of arrangements. Friends may sign her online guestbook at schriversmemorial.com.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, at the mortuary and one hour before the service at the church on Friday.
Bernice passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Groton.
Bernice E. Evers was born on March 21, 1931, to Fred Andrew and Meta Marie (Ebke) Evers in Franklin, Neb. She grew up on a farm near Macon, Neb., and attended high school in Franklin, graduating in 1949.
She was united in marriage to Kenneth "Ken" Arment in Franklin on Jan. 2, 1951. The couple made their home there until 1956, when they moved to Ordway and farmed for a short time. In 1962, the family moved to Aberdeen, where Bernice was a nurse; bookkeeper for her husband's business, Ken's Alignment; and a Mary Kay Consultant. She and Ken shared 29 years of marriage before his passing in 1980. Bernice continued to reside in Aberdeen until 1989, when she relocated to Leesburg, Fla.
She married Ray McFadd on April 25, 1992. Following Ray's death, Bernice returned to Aberdeen in 2008, making the Aberdeen area her home until the time of her death.
Bernice enjoyed music and had a great ability to play piano by ear. She also enjoyed playing bingo and especially loved spending time with her family and friends.
Surviving Bernice are her sons: Lynn (Pat) Arment of Aberdeen, Dennis (Shirley) Arment of Aberdeen, Elmer (Pam) Arment of Newport Beach, Calf., Merlin Arment of Aberdeen and Wayne (Tammy) Arment of Aberdeen; her daughter, Cheryl Arment of Denver, Colo.; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.