Bernadette T. Frisch, 82, of Sandy Hook died December 3. She was born in Queens, N.Y., a daughter of the late Anna (Schwietering) and Harry Frisch.

Prior to moving to Sandy Hook, Ms Frisch had resided in Ridgefield, Scarsdale, N.Y., San Francisco, London, Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, and Sidney, N.Y.

Her 45 years of employment were in the fields of personnel, children's book publishing, international industrial sales, and international and commercial banking. Her ten years of international industrial sales employment with Curtis Systems of Basel, Berlin, Paris, and London took her throughout Europe, North Africa, Mexico, Central America, and Canada.

Ms Frisch was an active member of St Rose of Lima Church, Newtown.

She leaves her sister Annemarie Weeks of Norwich, N.Y.; her sister-in-law Angelina Frisch of Brookfield; her brothers, Fr Ralph Frisch, S.T., of Stirling, N.J., and William Frisch and his wife, Jane, of Greensboro, S.C.; and several nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, and great-grandnieces. She was predeceased in 1980 by her brother, Henry W. Frisch.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, December 9, at 11 am, in St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown. There are no calling hours.

Contributions in her memory may be made to Trinity Missions, 9001 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Springs MD 20903, or to another charity of one's choice.

Funeral arrangements are in care of the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown.

The Newtown Bee          December 9, 2016