John Ernst Bernard, beloved husband and father, died at his home on Jan. 3, 2020, at the age of 68, after a long battle with illness for many years.
John was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and later served his country in the U.S. Army as a door gunner from 1970-72, with 11 months spent in Vietnam. After his tour in the military, John returned home and worked with his father in the sheet metal fabrication and welding business at Bernard and Sons. After complications from the war no longer allowed John to work, he moved to the Shickshinny area in 1991 with his wife and remained in the same home for the rest of his days.
He was a member of St. Martha’s Church in Huntington Mills. An advocate for veteran’s rights, he was a life member of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and Paralyzed Veterans of America. In addition to his family and friends, John’s greatest passion was the love for his country, gunsmithing, shooting and collecting firearms.
He is preceded in death by his father, John Bernard; mother, Harriett Tortomasi; and brother, Robert Bernard, formerly from Brooklyn, N.Y.
John is survived by his wife of 32 years, Elaine Bernard; daughters: Jennifer and husband Chad Lewis of Chapel Hill, Tenn., Colleen Higginson of Islip, N.Y., Shannon and husband Owen Berkebile of Stillwater; grandchildren: Kylie Wade, Timothy Torres, Kelsey Sutherland, Thomas Torres, Olivia Lewis, Matthew Berkebile, Jonathan Berkebile, Christopher Higginson and Anthony Giangregorio; and great-granddaughter, Madelyn Mae Sutherland; brother, Steve and Vivian Tortomasi and his faithful companion, “Buddy,” his dog.
A visitation will be held Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, from 5 p.m. until the time of services at 7 p.m. at the Mayo Funeral Home Inc., 77 N. Main St., Shickshinny, with the Rev. Louis Kaminsky, his pastor, officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Mayo Funeral Home Inc.,
Shickshinny.
For additional information or to send online condolences, please visit www.mayofh.com.
Published January 8, 2020 - Press Enterprise, Bloomsburg, PA
John was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and later served his country in the U.S. Army as a door gunner from 1970-72, with 11 months spent in Vietnam. After his tour in the military, John returned home and worked with his father in the sheet metal fabrication and welding business at Bernard and Sons. After complications from the war no longer allowed John to work, he moved to the Shickshinny area in 1991 with his wife and remained in the same home for the rest of his days.
He was a member of St. Martha’s Church in Huntington Mills. An advocate for veteran’s rights, he was a life member of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and Paralyzed Veterans of America. In addition to his family and friends, John’s greatest passion was the love for his country, gunsmithing, shooting and collecting firearms.
He is preceded in death by his father, John Bernard; mother, Harriett Tortomasi; and brother, Robert Bernard, formerly from Brooklyn, N.Y.
John is survived by his wife of 32 years, Elaine Bernard; daughters: Jennifer and husband Chad Lewis of Chapel Hill, Tenn., Colleen Higginson of Islip, N.Y., Shannon and husband Owen Berkebile of Stillwater; grandchildren: Kylie Wade, Timothy Torres, Kelsey Sutherland, Thomas Torres, Olivia Lewis, Matthew Berkebile, Jonathan Berkebile, Christopher Higginson and Anthony Giangregorio; and great-granddaughter, Madelyn Mae Sutherland; brother, Steve and Vivian Tortomasi and his faithful companion, “Buddy,” his dog.
A visitation will be held Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, from 5 p.m. until the time of services at 7 p.m. at the Mayo Funeral Home Inc., 77 N. Main St., Shickshinny, with the Rev. Louis Kaminsky, his pastor, officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Mayo Funeral Home Inc.,
Shickshinny.
For additional information or to send online condolences, please visit www.mayofh.com.
Published January 8, 2020 - Press Enterprise, Bloomsburg, PA
John Ernst Bernard, beloved husband and father, died at his home on Jan. 3, 2020, at the age of 68, after a long battle with illness for many years.
John was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and later served his country in the U.S. Army as a door gunner from 1970-72, with 11 months spent in Vietnam. After his tour in the military, John returned home and worked with his father in the sheet metal fabrication and welding business at Bernard and Sons. After complications from the war no longer allowed John to work, he moved to the Shickshinny area in 1991 with his wife and remained in the same home for the rest of his days.
He was a member of St. Martha’s Church in Huntington Mills. An advocate for veteran’s rights, he was a life member of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and Paralyzed Veterans of America. In addition to his family and friends, John’s greatest passion was the love for his country, gunsmithing, shooting and collecting firearms.
He is preceded in death by his father, John Bernard; mother, Harriett Tortomasi; and brother, Robert Bernard, formerly from Brooklyn, N.Y.
John is survived by his wife of 32 years, Elaine Bernard; daughters: Jennifer and husband Chad Lewis of Chapel Hill, Tenn., Colleen Higginson of Islip, N.Y., Shannon and husband Owen Berkebile of Stillwater; grandchildren: Kylie Wade, Timothy Torres, Kelsey Sutherland, Thomas Torres, Olivia Lewis, Matthew Berkebile, Jonathan Berkebile, Christopher Higginson and Anthony Giangregorio; and great-granddaughter, Madelyn Mae Sutherland; brother, Steve and Vivian Tortomasi and his faithful companion, “Buddy,” his dog.
A visitation will be held Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, from 5 p.m. until the time of services at 7 p.m. at the Mayo Funeral Home Inc., 77 N. Main St., Shickshinny, with the Rev. Louis Kaminsky, his pastor, officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Mayo Funeral Home Inc.,
Shickshinny.
For additional information or to send online condolences, please visit www.mayofh.com.
Published January 8, 2020 - Press Enterprise, Bloomsburg, PA
John was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and later served his country in the U.S. Army as a door gunner from 1970-72, with 11 months spent in Vietnam. After his tour in the military, John returned home and worked with his father in the sheet metal fabrication and welding business at Bernard and Sons. After complications from the war no longer allowed John to work, he moved to the Shickshinny area in 1991 with his wife and remained in the same home for the rest of his days.
He was a member of St. Martha’s Church in Huntington Mills. An advocate for veteran’s rights, he was a life member of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and Paralyzed Veterans of America. In addition to his family and friends, John’s greatest passion was the love for his country, gunsmithing, shooting and collecting firearms.
He is preceded in death by his father, John Bernard; mother, Harriett Tortomasi; and brother, Robert Bernard, formerly from Brooklyn, N.Y.
John is survived by his wife of 32 years, Elaine Bernard; daughters: Jennifer and husband Chad Lewis of Chapel Hill, Tenn., Colleen Higginson of Islip, N.Y., Shannon and husband Owen Berkebile of Stillwater; grandchildren: Kylie Wade, Timothy Torres, Kelsey Sutherland, Thomas Torres, Olivia Lewis, Matthew Berkebile, Jonathan Berkebile, Christopher Higginson and Anthony Giangregorio; and great-granddaughter, Madelyn Mae Sutherland; brother, Steve and Vivian Tortomasi and his faithful companion, “Buddy,” his dog.
A visitation will be held Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, from 5 p.m. until the time of services at 7 p.m. at the Mayo Funeral Home Inc., 77 N. Main St., Shickshinny, with the Rev. Louis Kaminsky, his pastor, officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Mayo Funeral Home Inc.,
Shickshinny.
For additional information or to send online condolences, please visit www.mayofh.com.
Published January 8, 2020 - Press Enterprise, Bloomsburg, PA
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