Anita B. Tardif

May 2, 1927 - January 22, 2017

AUBURN- Anita B. Tardif, 89, of Lewiston passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at the Hospice House of Androscoggin. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 2, 1927 the daughter of the late Louis A. and Philippine M. (Bedard) Bedard. She graduated from high school at Mount Merici Academy in Waterville, Maine. Her parents owned and operated Bedard Pharmacy where Anita worked until the pharmacy was sold. She then became the office manager at Clark Pharmacy. On May 15, 1948, Anita married the love of her life, Jean Paul Tardif who died on October 14, 2002. After retiring, JP and Anita built a home and resided in Sun City Center, Florida, where she became a Master Instructor of Bunka Japanese Art Embroidery. She won many ribbons and awards for her magnificent art work. Anita will always be remembered for her loving and joyful nature. She is survived by a nephew Ronald Tancrede and his wife Eileen; nieces Pauline Fraser and her husband Ralph, Paulette Picard and her husband Gerard, Patricia Roy and her husband Paul; cousins Constance DeBlois, Rene Desrochers and his wife Lorraine, Helene Lepage and her husband Romeo and several other cousins. She was predeceased by husband; her parents; her sister Delia Tancrede; her brother Wilfrid Bedard; and her cousin and Godson Albert N. DeBlois. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com . NOTICE Tardif- Died in Auburn on Sunday, January 22, 2017. Mrs. Anita B. age 89 a resident of Lewiston. A Memorial Mass honoring Anita’s life will be celebrated on Thursday at 10:00 AM at St. Philip’s Church in Auburn. A private burial will be held at Gracelawn Memorial Park. There will not be any visitation. Arrangements by the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home 305 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway, Lewiston 784-4023.