Bernice Lampert, age 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at her home at Edenwald in Towson, MD. She was born on January 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA to Rachel and Herman Finkel and was the middle child of two other sisters, Sylvia and Martha.

By the age of 11 Bernice fell in love with ballet and began to learn and perform with the Littlefield Ballet in Philadelphia, PA, also known at different times as Philadelphia Ballet and also the ballet troupe of the Chicago City Opera.

On June 27, 1947 she married her sweetheart, Dr. A. Bruce Lampert (Buzz) and they chose Princeton, NJ to begin their life together. As a young bride, Bernice danced with the Cannon Ballet Company and performed every role from Swan Lake to the Sugar Plum Fairy. Alongside raising her two daughters and managing her husband's dental practice, she taught ballet at her own home studio as well as the Princeton Ballet Society and performed with the PJ&B Players, founded and directed by the late Milton Lyon. Many will remember her many years of contribution to the Princeton Regional Ballet, not the least of which was her daughter Maxine, who danced with the Princeton Regional Ballet and went on to a professional career with major ballet companies achieving principle dancer status.

"Bernie" will be remembered as a bright spark to her two daughters, Lori Lampert and Maxine Lampert and her partner Dana William Rath and her "adopted" daughter, Barbara Feigh as well as the many others who unite in the afterglow of happy times and the echoes of treasured memories. Her girls are eternally grateful for the intangible abundance with which they've been blessed.

The memorial service and celebration of Bernice Lampert's life will be held at the Nassau Inn, 10 Palmer Square, Princeton NJ on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 12:30 PM.