Sr. Bernice Beauvais, CSJ, entered eternal life April 10 at the age of 87.

Bernice Beauvais was born in Anchorville on Feb. 22, 1929, the daughter of Gabriel and Cecilia (Christie) Beauvais. She was a member of Immaculate Conception in Anchorville at the time of her entrance into the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth on July 1, 1946. She received the name Sr. Victoria at her reception Jan. 3, 1947, but later returned to her baptismal name. She pronounced first vows Jan. 3, 1949, and final vows Jan. 3, 1952.

Sr. Beauvais earned degrees from Nazareth College and Wayne State University. She began her teaching ministry at St. Francis Home and St. Michael in Pontiac, later teaching at St. John Vianney in Flint, Sacred Heart in Birch Run, St. Joan of Arc (where she also served as assistant principal) and St. Gertrude in St. Clair Shores and St. Joseph in Kalamazoo. Sr. Beauvais was RCIA director and pastoral minister at St. Monica in Kalamazoo.

A Mass of Christian burial was to be celebrated April 14 at Holy Family Chapel in Nazareth.