Bernice "Birdie" McCormick

Bernice “Birdie” McCormick, age 71, of Combined Locks, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015. Birdie was born to the late Frank and Helen (Loessel) Veitenhans on September 12, 1943. She married John McCormick on January 18, 1969.

Birdie is survived by her husband of 46 years, John; her daughter Lisa (“favorite son-in-law” Eric) Ross; her sisters Mary Veitenhans and Ruth Megonigal; brother Joe (Sue) Veitenhans; brothers-in-law: Raymond (Ceil) McCormick, James (Dorothy) McCormick, Dan (Joy) McCormick; sisters-in-law: Sister Alice McCormick, Sister Pat McCormick, Judy McCormick, Joanne McCormick Mary (Dave) Rades, and Kathy (Tom) Coon; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. She is preceded in death by both of her parents, her son Joe McCormick, her siblings Rita Boyce and Robert Veitenhans, her brother-in-law James Megonigal; John's niece Lori McCormick and his nephew Craig Uitenbroek.

Memorial services for Birdie will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at ST. PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH, 410 Wallace Street, Combined Locks with Father Andrew Kysely officiating. A visitation will be held on Friday, February 13, 2015 at JANSEN FARGO FUNERAL HOME, 204 E Kimberly Avenue, Kimberly from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m., and again the following day at the church at 9:00 a.m. until the time of services. Online condolences may be offered at www.wichmannfargo.com

Birdie always enjoyed her flowers while she was alive; in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the COPD foundation in her name.

A special thank you to the staff on the seventh floor of AMC, we will never forget your kindness; and also thank you to Birdie's brothers and sisters-in-law and their families for all of the support they had showed Birdie and her family.