Marie Ellen Chenel Bernhardt was born in Bogalusa Louisiana on December 4th 1946. She was 74 when our Lord took her to Heaven on April 2nd 2021 on a beautiful spring day in San Antonio Texas. Marie was the mother of four children and the grandmother of eight. She was a matriarch and exuded maternal feelings and love to all of her children, grandchildren and many others. This was her nature; she was a mother and loved oh so many.
Marie didn’t know a stranger and instantly made friends and connections with everyone she spent time with. She had a way of making you feel special and loved. She was charismatic and had a beautiful heart. She put incredible energy into making every event memorable and as nice as it could be, from a dinner at the home to a wonderfully wrapped gift.
Marie spent her final working years as a teacher in early childhood development. Her soft touch and kind loving heart influenced the growth and development of countless young people and she made the world a better place.
A voracious knitter and skilled seamstress Marie was always making something for someone. At the start of the 2020 pandemic, she made hundreds of masks on her sewing machine, sewn with very nice fabric in beautiful colors and patterns. When Marie’s hands touched something, the product produced was always excellent with much attention to detail.
Marie possessed Julia Child level cooking skills and prepared not only delicious meals, but thoroughly enjoyed setting a formal table and having friends and family gather to eat together. These events always included bottles of wine, stories, laughter, companionship, and love.
Marie nurtured and cared for her dogs and cats, she loved her music, she enjoyed football and basketball, she enjoyed reading, going to the river and ocean, but most of all she loved those around her. Marie rarely had a harsh word for someone, she found kind words and positive ways to describe those she encountered.
Marie walked with God, she had an understanding of her eternal soul, and she is looking down from heaven on us all with her arms around us in that maternal loving embrace she so liberally gave throughout her life.
Marie is survived by her daughters Alexis and Justine and her sons Leslie and Jeff as well as her grandchildren; Forrest, Hannah, Ethan, Celeste, Emily, Ellen, Elijah and Gabriel. She is also survived by her sister Margot. The memorial service for Marie will be held on Thursday April 8th at 3:30PM at Sunset North Funeral Home in San Antonio.
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