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Bern Family History & Genealogy

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Early Berns

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Emil Bern of Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska was born on October 22, 1864, and died at age 102 years old in July 1967.
John Bern of Reinbeck, Grundy County, Iowa was born on October 9, 1872, and died at age 93 years old in September 1966.
Edith Bern of Kane, McKean County, PA was born on August 7, 1877, and died at age 89 years old on July 15, 1967.
Christ Bern of Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana was born on June 5, 1880, and died at age 86 years old in April 1967.
Ellis Bern of Illinois was born on September 20, 1880, and died at age 84 years old in September 1964.
Fred Bern of Napa, Napa County, California was born on August 4, 1881, and died at age 94 years old in October 1975.
Bertha Bern of Reinbeck, Grundy County, Iowa was born on March 14, 1881, and died at age 86 years old in December 1967.
Ole Bern of Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska was born on August 18, 1883, and died at age 92 years old in October 1975.
Herman Bern of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa was born on December 30, 1884, and died at age 84 years old in August 1969.
John Bern of San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California was born on June 19, 1884, and died at age 83 years old in April 1968.
Dora Bern of Reinbeck, Grundy County, Iowa was born on March 2, 1884, and died at age 91 years old in April 1975.
Ethel Bern of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California was born on July 7, 1885, and died at age 87 years old in March 1973.

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Mina Bern
Actress, Singer. Though she appeared on Broadway and in a number of Hollywood films, she shall be best remembered as a star of the Yiddish theater scene of New York. Born Mina Bernholtz in what is now Poland, she was introduced to the stage early on with the traveling group Ararat. Fleeing the Nazi invasion of 1939, she continued entertaining as she and her daughter lived first in Russia, then in Uganda, and finally in Palestine. By the time Bern landed in New York in 1949, the once-thriving Yiddish theater was moribund, as the language was no longer in everyday use by Jewish immigrants; starting with the revue "Shalom, Tel Aviv", she and her future second husband Ben Bonus began attracting a larger audience to keep the medium alive. Besides performing on Second Avenue, she and Bonus toured throughout North America with their singing and comedy act. She appeared on Broadway in "Let's Sing Yiddish" and "Sing, Israel, Sing", directed (and performed in) the 1970 "Light, Lively, and Yiddish", and, in 1976, had a major hit with the touring Bicentennial revue "Long Live Columbus". Following Bonus' death, Bern made a rather late silver screen debut with the 1985 "Tenement"; she was to have "grandmother" roles in roughly a dozen features including "Crossing Delancy" (1988), the 1994 "It Could Happen To You", and 2001's "Brooklyn Babylon". As part of the National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene (which, at her death, continued in business), she remained an active performer well into old age. Bern won a 1999 Obie Award for "Sweet Dreams", was well regarded for her turn in "An American Family", and received a Yiddish Theater Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. Fluent in five languages, she once spoke of her affinity for the tongue of her childhood: "Yiddish is such a rich language. As an actress I can convey sorrow, pain, fear, and pleasure without having to look for a word".
Jose R Rosario Bern of Manati, Manati County, PR was born on August 26, 1930, and died at age 74 years old on May 24, 2005. Jose Rosario Bern was buried at Puerto Rico National Cemetery Section K Site 5495 #50 Avenida Cementerio Nacional, in Bayamon, Pr.
Harry Bern of East Meadow, Nassau County, NY was born on September 4, 1918, and died at age 80 years old on March 7, 1999.
James E Bern of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI was born on May 8, 1922, and died at age 83 years old on January 12, 2006.
Robert D Bern of Janesville, Rock County, WI was born on September 19, 1918, and died at age 77 years old on October 4, 1995.
Benjamin Bern of Hyde Park, Suffolk County, MA was born on September 9, 1907 in Poland, and died at age 66 years old in August 1974.
Juan B Fonseca-Bern of San Juan, San Juan County, PR was born on August 29, 1920, and died at age 72 years old on May 29, 1993. Juan Fonseca-Bern was buried at Puerto Rico National Cemetery Section I Site 3585 #50 Avenida Cementerio Nacional, in Bayamon, Pr.
Harold L Bern of Wataga, Knox County, IL was born on January 12, 1923, and died at age 75 years old on February 15, 1998.
Luis E Carmona-Bern of Apopka, Orange County, FL was born on June 14, 1925, and died at age 79 years old on August 31, 2004. Luis Carmona-Bern was buried at Florida National Cemetery Section 322 Site 690 6502 Sw. 102nd Ave., in Bushnell.
Jules Bern of Skokie, Cook County, IL was born on March 24, 1915, and died at age 81 years old on March 4, 1997.
Leonard Loyd Bern of Huntington Beach, Orange County, California was born on October 17, 1924, and died at age 82 years old on June 9, 2007.
Walter H Bern of Primghar, Obrien County, Iowa was born on January 14, 1921 in Albania, and died at age 63 years old in October 1984.
Julius O Bern of Beloit, Rock County, WI was born on April 7, 1906, and died at age 86 years old on August 11, 1992.
Arthur C Bern of Napoleon, Henry County, OH was born on April 5, 1906, and died at age 87 years old on December 30, 1993.
Wilmer R Bern of Hudson, Black Hawk County, Iowa was born on March 6, 1927, and died at age 51 years old in January 1979.
Bert F Bern of Amana, Iowa County, IA was born on August 24, 1927, and died at age 74 years old on August 26, 2001.
Gordon H Bern of Jefferson, Jefferson County, WI was born on February 14, 1921, and died at age 68 years old on June 21, 1989.
David L Bern of Harris County, TX was born circa 1945. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David L. Bern.
Thomas Allan Burnett Symons of Ardale Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Allan Burnett Symons.
Mary (Bern) Hunter of Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Bern Hunter.

Popular Bern Biographies

Seraphine (Leuchter) Bern was born on April 21, 1896 to Cäcilie (Zilz) Leuchter and Hermann Leuchter, and had siblings Manfred Leuchter, Hedwig Neumann, and Anna Leuchter. Seraphine Bern died at age 74 years old in January 1971. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Seraphine Bern.
Carlos Delucca-Bern of San Juan, San Juan County, Puerto Rico was born on January 10, 1908, and died at age 78 years old in December 1986.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Debra Bern.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Glenna Bern.
Henry Bern of Wayne, Passaic County, NJ was born on August 24, 1906, and died at age 75 years old in June 1982.
Seraphine Bern of Hollis, Queens County, NY was born on April 21, 1896 in Wien, Austria County, Wien Österreich, and died at age 74 years old in January 1971 at Hollis in Queens County, New York USA.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Darrin Bern.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Betty Jo Stasse Bern.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Peter Bern.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richie Bern.
Henry K Bern of Wayne, Passaic County, NJ was born on July 18, 1944 in New York, Kings County, New York United States, and died at age 62 years old on March 21, 2007.
Mina Bern
Actress, Singer. Though she appeared on Broadway and in a number of Hollywood films, she shall be best remembered as a star of the Yiddish theater scene of New York. Born Mina Bernholtz in what is now Poland, she was introduced to the stage early on with the traveling group Ararat. Fleeing the Nazi invasion of 1939, she continued entertaining as she and her daughter lived first in Russia, then in Uganda, and finally in Palestine. By the time Bern landed in New York in 1949, the once-thriving Yiddish theater was moribund, as the language was no longer in everyday use by Jewish immigrants; starting with the revue "Shalom, Tel Aviv", she and her future second husband Ben Bonus began attracting a larger audience to keep the medium alive. Besides performing on Second Avenue, she and Bonus toured throughout North America with their singing and comedy act. She appeared on Broadway in "Let's Sing Yiddish" and "Sing, Israel, Sing", directed (and performed in) the 1970 "Light, Lively, and Yiddish", and, in 1976, had a major hit with the touring Bicentennial revue "Long Live Columbus". Following Bonus' death, Bern made a rather late silver screen debut with the 1985 "Tenement"; she was to have "grandmother" roles in roughly a dozen features including "Crossing Delancy" (1988), the 1994 "It Could Happen To You", and 2001's "Brooklyn Babylon". As part of the National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene (which, at her death, continued in business), she remained an active performer well into old age. Bern won a 1999 Obie Award for "Sweet Dreams", was well regarded for her turn in "An American Family", and received a Yiddish Theater Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. Fluent in five languages, she once spoke of her affinity for the tongue of her childhood: "Yiddish is such a rich language. As an actress I can convey sorrow, pain, fear, and pleasure without having to look for a word".
Mary (Bern) Hunter of Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Bern Hunter.
Rose E Bern of Winnetka, Los Angeles County, CA was born on July 3, 1911, and died at age 79 years old on May 27, 1991.
Judith E Bern of Wayland, Middlesex County, MA was born on September 29, 1940, and died at age 68 years old on November 1, 2008.
Marvin L Bern of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on July 22, 1915, and died at age 78 years old on November 28, 1993.
Oaurilv Bern/id of Litchfield County, Connecticut United States was born circa 1915. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Oaurilv Bern/id.
Arthur C Bern of Napoleon, Henry County, OH was born on April 5, 1906, and died at age 87 years old on December 30, 1993.
Ida J Bern of Fresno, Fresno County, CA was born on January 30, 1914, and died at age 92 years old on July 3, 2006.
Myer Bern of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on October 1, 1909, and died at age 65 years old in October 1974.

Bern Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Bern family member is 74.1 years old according to our database of 378 people with the last name Bern that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

74.1 years

Oldest Berns

These are the longest-lived members of the Bern family on AncientFaces.

Emil Bern of Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska was born on October 22, 1864, and died at age 102 years old in July 1967.
102 years
Ivan Bern of Mott, Hettinger County, ND was born on January 24, 1904, and died at age 100 years old on December 20, 2004.
100 years
Ragna Bern Tsen of Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI was born on December 15, 1898, and died at age 98 years old on December 6, 1997.
98 years
Mina Bern
Actress, Singer. Though she appeared on Broadway and in a number of Hollywood films, she shall be best remembered as a star of the Yiddish theater scene of New York. Born Mina Bernholtz in what is now Poland, she was introduced to the stage early on with the traveling group Ararat. Fleeing the Nazi invasion of 1939, she continued entertaining as she and her daughter lived first in Russia, then in Uganda, and finally in Palestine. By the time Bern landed in New York in 1949, the once-thriving Yiddish theater was moribund, as the language was no longer in everyday use by Jewish immigrants; starting with the revue "Shalom, Tel Aviv", she and her future second husband Ben Bonus began attracting a larger audience to keep the medium alive. Besides performing on Second Avenue, she and Bonus toured throughout North America with their singing and comedy act. She appeared on Broadway in "Let's Sing Yiddish" and "Sing, Israel, Sing", directed (and performed in) the 1970 "Light, Lively, and Yiddish", and, in 1976, had a major hit with the touring Bicentennial revue "Long Live Columbus". Following Bonus' death, Bern made a rather late silver screen debut with the 1985 "Tenement"; she was to have "grandmother" roles in roughly a dozen features including "Crossing Delancy" (1988), the 1994 "It Could Happen To You", and 2001's "Brooklyn Babylon". As part of the National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene (which, at her death, continued in business), she remained an active performer well into old age. Bern won a 1999 Obie Award for "Sweet Dreams", was well regarded for her turn in "An American Family", and received a Yiddish Theater Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. Fluent in five languages, she once spoke of her affinity for the tongue of her childhood: "Yiddish is such a rich language. As an actress I can convey sorrow, pain, fear, and pleasure without having to look for a word".
98 years
Rachel Bern of Flushing, Queens County, NY was born on November 23, 1897, and died at age 99 years old on December 29, 1996.
99 years
Miriam Bern of New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY was born on January 21, 1899, and died at age 98 years old on July 15, 1997.
98 years
Ann Bern of Wahoo, Saunders County, NE was born on December 9, 1893, and died at age 96 years old on March 5, 1990.
96 years
Ann Bern of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on July 15, 1903, and died at age 95 years old on June 19, 1999.
95 years
Sally Bern of Walpole, Norfolk County, MA was born on July 20, 1906, and died at age 96 years old on October 12, 2002.
96 years
Elin Bern of San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA was born on April 15, 1897, and died at age 95 years old on October 11, 1992.
95 years
Arnold C Bern of Reinbeck, Grundy County, IA was born on July 4, 1903, and died at age 94 years old on May 5, 1998.
94 years
Vera M Bern of Napoleon, Henry County, OH was born on February 13, 1907, and died at age 95 years old on December 23, 2002.
95 years
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