Bernita Quinn Wiegand (nee Gund)

Bernita Quinn Wiegand (nee Gund), age 90, was the beloved wife of Clifford Wiegand and the late Michael Gerard Quinn; the loving mother of Bernita Kavulich (husband James), Elizabeth Opalich (husband William), Maureen Rawley (husband Michael), Eileen Sraj (husband Michael, deceased) and Barbara Buzonas (husband Benjamin, deceased); the devoted grandmother of 15; great-grandmother of step10; grandmother of 15; and grandmother of 6; and the dearest sister of Beatrice Gund and the late Rita Gund. Bernita was born on May 17, 1927, in Cleveland and passed away on December 12, 2017. She was a resident of Mentor since 1991 and formerly of Lyndhurst. Bernita was a member of St. Gabriel Catholic Church, where she was a member of the Missions Circle, Christ Child Society, Special Needs PSR Program and the Bereavement Luncheon Program. She was a member of St. Clare Catholic Church previously where she was involved with the Renewal Program. Bernita graduated from Notre Dame Academy in 1945. She was a homemaker and a librarian at St. Clare. Bernita loved praying the rosary and was faithful and prayerful. She will be remembered most as a loving, caring, sweet and kind woman with a gentle soul. Bernita was an amazing mom and her family was her life. She will be dearly missed.

Contributions may be made in memory of Bernita to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, phis, TN 38148-0142.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, December 16, at St. Gabriel Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Burial following at All Souls Cemetery.

The family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Bernita at the DeJohn-Flynn-Mylott Funeral Home of Willoughby Hills, 28890 Chardon Road (between Bishop Rd. and Rt. 91) on Friday from 2 to 4 and 5 to 8 p.m. Online obituary, guestbook, and order flowers at

www.DeJohnCares.com.