Bernard came to Canada from Germany 1953 with his parents, to settle with his sisters and his Grandmother, in the Lethbridge area. Following work for some years on a farm and in the city, he graduated 1961 from University of Alberta as Mechanical Engineer. He then worked in Calgary, Toronto and Edmonton before running his own business for over 30 years in Vancouver. He then moved to Barrhead 2013 to be near his family. Bernard is survived by his sister, Val Schleindl (Klaus), nephews, Mark & David and David’s children, Luke and Emma; sister, Millie Miller, niece, Shelley Lavallee (Ken) and their children Derrick and Dwayne (Ocean) and nephew, Brian and daughter Emily. The family thanks Dr. Krantz and staff of Kier Care Centre for their excellent and compassionate care of Bernard. Bernard was laid to rest January 11, 2021 in the Barrhead Cemetery.