Bernadette (Alavosius) Holbrook, 65, of Groton, MA died peacefully at Marlborough Hills Healthcare Center on Monday, May 27, 2013 after an 8 year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
She leaves her husband, Alan, and her two children, Matthew and Abbey; her sister, Carolyn Richards, her sister’s children, Julian and Lauren; her brother Mark Alavosius and his two children, Nadia and Sofia, as well as by several aunts and cousins. She was predeceased by a brother, Paul, and by her mother and father, Estelle and Bernard Alavosius.
     She was born in Shrewsbury and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Anna Maria College and a Master of Art in Education degree from Boston University. She taught school for many years in both the Massachusetts public school system and at Dean College, as well as working as a technical writer for a computer company in Miami, Florida.
     She enjoyed gardening, painting and needlecrafts, and was an avid traveller, visiting extensively in the U.S., Europe, the Carribean, and South America.
     Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours at Britton Funeral Home, 648 Main St., Shrewsbury on Thursday, May 29th from 9-10:30 AM. A funeral Mass honoring and celebrating Bernadette’s life will follow at 11 AM in Saint Anne’s Church, 130 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury. Burial will follow in Worcester Memorial Park, Paxton. Donations in Bernadette’s memory may be sent to the Alzheimer’s Association of Massachusetts/New Hampshire, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472.