At the age of 93, she passed away peacefully at her Wisconsin home on December 27th with husband, Dean and family by her side. A resident of Gordon, WI and Rosemount, MN, Bernice was a devoted Wife, Mother, God-Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, Friend, Eucharistic Minister and the list goes on. Preceded in Death: Her parents Vincent J. and Catherine (Wagner) Rother; 2 Sisters (Rose and Theresa) and 5 Brothers (Buddy, Ray, LeRoy, Al, Gene). Survived by husband, Dean; daughters Donna Alferness (Gary) and Janice; grand-daughter Tammy Salo (Eric) and great grand-daughters Hailey, Sophia and Ella Salo and all the loving relatives and friends. Bernice Veronica Rother was born on March 8, 1930 in the home of parents Vincent J. and Catherine (Wagner) Rother, farmers in the village of Vermilion, Minnesota. Bernice was the 2nd youngest of eight living children. Enjoying her childhood on the farm and riding horses was one of her loves. The Declaration of World War II on Dec 7,