WATERVILLE – Rosalind Fern (Bard) Joseph of Waterville went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, after a sudden illness.Rosalind was born on Aug. 13, 1931 in Fort Kent, Maine to parents Alcide and Cecile (Robichaud) Bard. She was the oldest of 12 siblings and spent her early years on the family’s potato farm. As a young woman, Rosalind moved to Waterville, where she eventually married and began her family. Years later, as a single mother of four, she proved her tenacity by continuing her education, going back to work at Keyes Fiber for 16 years before her retirement and maintaining her home by herself. During this time she also had a radical encounter with Jesus Christ, her Savior and found a place of belonging with the people at Blessed Hope Church in Waterville and at Lakeside Advent Christian Campground in Belgrade.Rosalind’s faith in Christ was well-known and she spent many years serving at her church and at Lakeside in various roles. She loved reading scripture and dedicated herself to being a “prayer warrior,” praying for extended periods of time for her loved ones, community and the world. Her desire above all was for her family and friends to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. She recognized God’s care and provision for her throughout her life and prayed that her loved ones would experience His grace as well and she was not afraid to share her faith with everyone she encountered.Lakeside held a very dear place in Rosalind’s heart. She purchased a small camp and later built a new larger one, designing and doing much of the work herself, and spent every summer there for decades until her dementia made it difficult. Many happy memories were spent there with her children and grandchildren, dear Lakeside friends, and during blessed Campmeeting seasons.Rosalind was predeceased by her parents, brothers Rosaire “Shoe”, Bertrand and Maurice Bard and great-granddaughter Acadia Grace Tuggle. She is survived by her children Gerald Joseph, Cheryl Tuggle, David Joseph and wife Tonda, and Paul Joseph, as well as grandchildren Sarah Doyle and husband Tim, Joshua Tuggle, Joann Bedillion and husband Damon, Jessica Joseph, Leah Tuggle, Bethany Tuttle and husband Jason, and Dylan Joseph, and great-grandchildren Elijah and Micah Tuggle, Connor and Brynn Doyle, Wyatt and Ian Tuttle, and Luca and Aliyah Joseph.A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 2, at 11 a.m., at Blessed Hope Church (10 Pleasant Street, Waterville) with a reception to follow.In lieu of flowers, donations in Rosalind’s name can be made to Lakeside Advent Christian Campmeeting Association at http://www.lakesideaccamp.org or mailed to: Cherry Frewin—Lakeside Treasurer, Lakeside Advent Christian Campmeeting Association,3126 Berkley Square WayVero Beach, FL 32966;or by text giving: Send a text message with the amount you wish to donate to 207-888-4657 and click the link provided in the response.

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