Mrs. Joan O'Donoghue Bergendal Briguglio Obituary (1937

Dighton- Joan O'Donoghue Bergendal Briguglio, 78, of North Dighton, passed away Thursday, July 14th, 2016 of natural causes at the Golden Living Center-Wedgemere in Taunton. She was the wife of the late Herbert Bergendal for 25 years and the late Joseph Briguglio for 17 years. Joan was born on October 16, 1937 in Cambridge, MA and was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary B. (Fennell) O'Donoghue. Joan graduated from Cambridge Latin High School in 1955. Over the years she worked in various positions, as a switch operator at New England Bell Telephone Company, as a teller at Durfee-Attleboro Bank, and as a secretary for Arnoff Moving Company in Port St. Lucie, Florida. She was an active member of the Catholic Church and volunteered for many years in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. In her final years, she enjoyed attending “Prime Time” an Adult Supportive Day Program in Dighton. She is survived by her son, David Bergendal of Opopka, Florida; her two daughters, Pamela Geldart of Daytona, Florida and Joan White of North Dighton, MA; her brother, Richard O'Donoghue of Harwich, MA and her sister, Jane Haynes of Concord, MA. She was a loving grandmother to 10 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, and an Aunt to many. Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Monday, July 18th from 10 - 11:30 a.m. in the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, 20 Peck Street, Attleboro, MA, immediately followed by a funeral service at 11:30 a.m. in the funeral home. The interment service will follow in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to “Prime Time” Adult Supportive Day Program, 1059 Somerset Avenue, Dighton, MA 02715.