Bernice Cross

Bernice Bertha Cross 92, of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away in her sleep Saturday, May 21, 2011. She was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. Bernice met and married Lester J. Hartung in 1950. They worked in Alabama and Arizona, and finally retired and moved to Roseburg in 1981. Lester predeceased her in 2000. She had been a member of the Welcome Wagon and the First United Methodist Church of Roseburg. While at Bridgewood Rivers, Bernice met Michael Cross and they were married in 2007. Bernice is survived by her husband, Michael, her sister, Evelyn Johnson of St Paul, her niece, Anita Johnson Somoza, St Paul, her nephews, Steven Johnson, North Oaks, Minnesota, and Malcolm Johnson of Edina, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held Friday, June 3, 2011, at 11 a.m. in the chapel at the First United Methodist Church 1771 W. Harvard, Roseburg. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, Roseburg.