Velma Anne (Burkosky) Jerome, 76, formerly of Bridgton passed away peacefully on Monday, May 25, 2020, from Alzheimer’s Disease and Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Anne (“Chicka”) was born in Portland on November 19, 1943, to Henry Burkosky and Anne (Briggs) Burkosky. Anne grew up on Mechanic Street in Bridgton.
She was a graduate of Bridgton High School and Nasson College. She earned her Master’s in Teaching from Salem State University and taught English at Manchester Junior-Senior High School in Manchester by-the- Sea, Mass., for 30 years until her retirement in 2003.

She is predeceased by her parents, Henry and Anne; her brother, Roscoe “Duddy” Staley; and her husband, Richard “Dick” Jerome.

She is survived by her daughter, Alexandra (John) of Maynard, Mass., her grandson, Henry, and a handful of nieces and nephews.

Anne will be buried at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts in October.

If you happen to have any memories of Anne/Chicka that you would like to share, Alexandra would love to hear from you so she can share these memories with Henry. Please write to her at: Dr. Alexandra Brandon, 17 Tremont Street, Maynard, MA 01754 or aejerome@email.wm.edu.