Obit of Bernard "Bernie" Reffruschinni 

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Bernard "Bernie" Reffruschinni 
(May 19, 1939-December 29, 2002)

MUNISING - Bernard "Bernie" Reffruschinni, age 63, of 615 Brook Street, died following a one year
illness on Sunday, December 29, 2002 at 2:56pm at the Munising Memorial Hospital. He was born on 
May 19, 1939 in Munising to the late Joseph and Leona (Burke) Reffruschinni and lived most of his
life in the Munising area. Bernie attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and attended Wm. G. 
Mather High School. He entered into the U.S. Marine Corps on January 17, 1958 and served until 
January 16, 1964. He was a cement mason and worked construction all of his life. Bernie was a
member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. 

He is survived by his two sons, Wayne Reffruschinni of Munising and James Reffruschinni of San 
Diego, CA; six grandchildren; two sisters, Gloria (Jerry) Brown of Munising and Sherrill 
Henrickson of Milan, MI; one brother, Alvin (Cynthia) Reffruschinni; sister-in-law, Loretta 
Reffruschinni of 16 Mile Lake; and numerous nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Bernie was 
preceded in death by brothers, James (Shirley) Reffruschinni and Rodney Reffruschinni; and by a 
nephew, Owen Reffruschinni. 

Father Dennis L. Borca and Deacon James Anderson will conduct a Memorial Mass on Friday, January 
3, 2003 at 11:00am. at Sacred Heart Church. Interment will be at the Maple Grove Cemetery in 
Munising in the spring of 2003 when the Alger County Veterans Council will conduct military 
honors. Following the mass, there will be time for visiting with family and friends in the lower 
level of the church

source: the Daily Mining Gazette, Houghton, MI, 1 Jan 2003

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