Predeceased by his wife Karin (nee Hempler). Survived by his daughter Heidi, son John, daughter-in-law Jayne and granddaughters Katie and Alannah.
Bernie was an Air Force Corporal and part of the team installing and operating radar systems on the D.E.W. line in the late ‘50s. Prior to his retirement he was a technician with the Toronto Board of Education and retired in 1997. He was an avid historian, philosopher and a compassionate man who treated everyone with equal respect and dignity.
Bernie will be interred with his wife and brother Peter Langdon in a private ceremony at Assumption Cemetery, Mississauga, Ontario
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hilltop Manor in Cambridge, Ontario.