Anne Clarke Berube

Anne Clarke Berube
Virginia Beach - Anne Clarke Bérubé, 77, of Virginia Beach, passed away on Mon. Feb. 4 2013 at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital after a brief illness. Born on Sept. 22, 1935 in the Bronx, she was the daughter of Frank and Margaret McHale Clarke of County Mayo, Ireland. She was married to Maurice Bérubé, now of Norfolk, from 1960-1998.
She attended Aquinas High School and in 1957 graduated from St. John's University in Queens with a B.A. in History. She was a social activist in the Catholic Church and wrote for the liberal Catholic journal Commonweal; she also wrote unsigned book reviews for the Kirkus review service for many years. She moved to Virginia Beach with her family in 1980, and worked for the Virginia Beach Marine Science Center from 1984 until her retirement in 2000. Anne was an extraordinary amateur photographer, and her work won numerous prizes and accolades at juried competitions throughout the Tidewater area. She was a devotee of golf and yoga, and travelled widely in her retirement years.
She is survived by a brother, Frank Clarke, of Manhattan; a son, Michael Bérubé (Janet Lyon) of State College, PA; two daughters, Jeannie Bérubé (Rick Holtz) of Frederick, MD, and Katherine Boyer of Virginia Beach; four grandchildren, Nicholas and James Bérubé and Marie and Christopher Boyer; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins, including Mother Superior Veronica McShane of Dublin. She was preceded in death by her sister Rita Buckley.
A funeral Mass will be held at Church of the Ascension in Virginia Beach on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 3:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to Church of The Ascension, Social Justice Ministry. You may offer condolences to the family at www.smithandwilliamskempsville.com.