RAYNHAM – Anibal “Nebbs'' Bernardo of Raynham, husband of Rose (Soares) Bernardo for 67 years, passed away peacefully at his home on April 30, 2016.
He was 88.
Born in Taunton, he was the son of Joseph and Laura (Veiga) Bernardo.
He was a member of IBEW local #223 while employed as an electrician at Marvel and Briggs Electric in Taunton.
Nebbs was a member and past President of the former Broadway Social Club of Taunton, where he enjoyed preparing clam boils and cookouts for the members and friends in his back yard on Broadway.
He loved digging clams and quahogs and harvesting oysters in years past. He enjoyed taking camping trips to Maine and Florida with his family.
He was always there to help and lend a hand to whoever needed it.
He always loved telling a good joke, playing the harmonica, listening to Johnny Cash and other county music, as well as folk painting and stenciling.
He was the best Dad anyone could ask for and he will surely be missed by us all.
Besides his wife Rose, he leaves one son, Joseph Bernardo and his wife Elizabeth of Raynham; three daughters, Donna Bernardo and her husband Francisco Leal and Diane Thielker and her husband Robert, all of Raynham and Patricia Dorr and her husband Frank of Crown Point, NY; ten grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Thursday, May 5th at 11 a.m.
Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
The family will be receiving visitors at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. prior to the services.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Old Colony Hospice & Palliative Care, 1 Credit Union Way, Randolph, MA 02368.