Matilda Bergeron

Matilda Rita "Bonnie" Bergeron, 92, of Rochester, NH passed away at her home on May 28, 2021 after a battle with Covid-19. Born Matilda Rossi in Philadelphia to Charles A. and Catherine (Ruggeri) Rossi, she graduated from South Philadelphia High School for Girls in 1946, and went on to attend Peirce School of Business Administration, Temple University, and Rittenhouse College where she studied performing arts. A 1947 newspaper clipping found after her death, from the Rittenhouse student newspaper and captioned "Radio Rogues," shows a photo of Bonnie and fellow student Norman Fell reading their scripts into a shared microphone. Fell later became known for playing Mr. Roper on Three's Company, among many other film and television roles. In 1952 she married Joseph R. Donato. Their son, Joseph C. Donato was born in 1958.  After the end of her marriage in 1976, she worked in the Philadelphia school system, attaining her Bachelor of Arts degree and teaching certificate from Antioch University in 1987, after...