Joan Seright Berns, 74, a native of Harrisburg, Ill. and a resident of Fairhope, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
She was an active bridge player with the Nix Center and the Daphne Senior Center, a member of the Eastern Shore Art Center, a volunteer at Thomas Hospital and the Fairhope Library. She was an artist, a cook, an avid reader and loved to travel throughout the world.
She is survived by a daughter, Stefanie Barber of Fairhope; sons, Mark Hyler Berns of Duluth, Minn. and Adam Tipton Berns of Issaquah, Wash., seven grandchildren, Timothy Mark Barber, Christopher Max Barber, Max Helmig Berns, Juliana Inder Berns, Michael Giorgio Erickson, Stefano Kenneth Erickson and Alexander Tipton Berns; and other relatives and friends.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 4, 2013, at 2 p.m., in the chapel of Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home in Fairhope.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to Eastern Shore Arts Center, 401 Oak Ave., Fairhope, AL 36532.
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Fairhope.
