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"Jack" John D. Bernichon

“Jack” John D. Bernichon, 85, of Grand Island, died Friday October 26, 2007 at the Grand Island Nebraska Veterans Home.

Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the All Faiths Funeral Home Chapel.  The Reverend Daniel Aguilar his son-in-law will officiate.  Private family burial of his ashes will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery.

Jack was born February 3, 1922 at Colon Panama the son of Clay and Esta (Kantro) Bernichon.  He graduated from Richmond Hill High School in Queens, New York and New York University in New York City.  He served in the United States Navy during WWII for three years.

He married Lois Miller in August 1942 at Greensboro, North Carolina.  She died October 11, 1989.  He married Ruth (Kuester) Pfeiffer on August 1, 1992.

Jack worked as an All State Insurance Underwriter Agent retiring in 1984 in New York.  He is a member of the Babylon Yacht Club and Long Island Yacht Club and life time member of Babylon (N.Y.) Volunteer Fire Department.  He enjoyed motor home traveling having visited every contiguous state in the U. S. They maintained a winter residence in Brownsville, Texas.  He was an avid reader and enjoyed spending time with people. 

He is a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Riverside Country Club and the Saddle Club. 

Memorials are suggested to Central Nebraska Humane Society.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Ruth, children and their spouses, Carol and Daniel Aguilar of Peoria, Illinois, Susan Elefante of Phoenix, Arizona, and John, Jr. and Janet Bernichon of Shirley, New York; stepsons and their spouses, Dr. Russ and Kathyann Christenson of Overland Park, Kansas, Mark and Deb Christenson of Grand Island and Eric and Cindy Christenson of Hastings; and a sister Audrey Glacken of Boynton Beach, Florida.

Other survivors are seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

His brother Clay Bernichon preceded him in death.