NATICK: Emma (Berry) Bonica, age 66, a longtime Natick resident, died on Sunday evening, November 25, 2012, at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was the loving wife of Arthur F. Bonica for the past 41 years.
Born in Roxbury on September 30, 1946, she was the daughter of the late J. Nelson and Christine (Cartmel) Berry. Emma was raised and educated in Arlington, and after high school was employed as a bookkeeper/accountant with the Harvard University Admissions Office.
Emma and Art lived in Danvers and Waltham prior to settling in Natick in 1979. Emma left her job in Cambridge to devote her time to creating a warm and loving home for her growing family. In 1992, she returned to the workforce as a shift manager at the McDonalds Restaurant in Framingham. After several years there, Emma moved to Fabric Place where she again utilized her accounting skills. She had most recently been employed with Bernardi Toyota. A home and family oriented lady, Emma was a talented and prolific knitter who enjoyed sitting down with a good book.
She is survived by Art; their children, Christine A. Rollins and her husband Anthony of Marlborough, Susan B. Bonica of Clinton, David A. Bonica and his wife Kimberlee of New Braintree, and Steven R. Bonica and his wife Gabriela of Marlborough; two granddaughters, Alice Elizabeth and Cecelia Mary Harris; two brothers, Russell O. Berry and his wife Janet of RI, and Jonathan A. Berry of NH; and two nieces and a nephew. She was also the sister of the late Mike Berry.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Emma’s family at the John Everett & sons Funeral Home, 4 Park Street on Natick Common, Natick, on Friday, Nov. 30th
4 – 7p.m. There will be no public funeral service. Donations may be made in her memory to the Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central Street, Natick, MA 01760 Attn: Charlie.