Bernice was born on a farm in rural Minnesota. She enjoyed working outside doing chores. She married Wayne Mouw on Oct 19th, 1946. While they farmed in the early years, they had their two children, Sharon and Bill. In late 1950 the young family moved west to southern California. They bought a house in Lakewood, where they lived for 30 years. In retirement they settled in Talent, Oregon. They traveled in their motorhome to many campgrounds up and down the west coast. It was always a treat to get a visit from Grandma and Poppo. They enjoyed square dancing with the Star Promenaders and spent several summers at the Diamond Lake Square Dance Festival. They stayed in Talent until health issues had them move closer to doctors and family in Medford. Wayne and Bernice were married 62 years until the passing of Wayne in 2009. Bernice will be remembered fondly by her two children Bill (Suzie) Mouw, and Sharon Hogue, 5 grandchildren, Traci (Jeff) Thomas, Tamara (Erik) Ilten, Wes (Val) Mouw, Jeni (Frank) Boisvert, and Chris (Danielle) Mouw, and 11 great grandchildren. Bernice was a person of service. She was very involved in her church family. She enjoyed cooking, camping, square dancing, and baseball. Until late in life she attended every event her great grandkids played/performed in. One of her greatest accomplishments was her tremendous family dinners. She loved to entertain and cook for the whole family. She could regularly put together a huge dinner for many folks with everything completed and hot at the same time. She will be remembered by her family for her "cowboy" chocolate chip and molasses cookies. Bernice passed away at home with her family by her side. Bernice loved her Lord and was looking forward to this next step in her life. She will be missed but the family can rest assured that she is sitting with Wayne and Jesus. Services will be held at Talent Friends Church on June 30th at 3pm. Memorial Service Sunday, June 30, 2019 3:00 PM Perl Funeral Home & Siskiyou Memorial Park 2100 Siskiyou Blvd Medford, Oregon- 97504 Funeral Service 2100 Siskiyou Blvd Medford, Oregon 97504 United States