Bernice M. Carter

Bernice M. Carter (nee Jakovich), age 98, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 22, 2014.

Bernice is survived by her loving son, Walter (Maria) Carter; grandchildren, Amanda (Mathew) Anderson and Jessica Carter; great-grandchildren, Emma and Carter Anderson; one sister, Agnes (the late Fred) Horvat; two sisters-in-law, Vida (the late Raymond) and Mary (the later Robert) Jakovich. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.

Preceded in death by her husband, Walter A. Carter; parents, John and Mary (nee Musich) Jakovich; one sister, Marie Jakovich; five brothers, Jerome (Marian), John (Alice), Raymond, Robert Jakovich and Joseph in infancy.

Bernice was a lifelong resident of Joliet and was a faithful parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Joliet. She was a member of the St. Joseph Altar and Rosary Society, St. Joseph Medical Mission and Will County Senior Citizens. Bernice was a beautician for all of her life working at Goldblatt's in Joliet and continuing to practice out of her home. Bernice will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

A celebration of Bernice's life will begin on Saturday, July 26, 2014 with a visitation at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Road, Joliet from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. then driving in procession to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Joliet for a Mass of Christian Burial to be held at 11:00 a.m. Entombment to follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Romeoville.