Myron Bernitz

TUPELO, MISS. — Memorial services for Myron K. Bernitz, 72, were Monday in Tupelo, Mississippi. Burial will be in Eudora at a later date. He died Dec. 25, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center.
Mr. Bernitz was born in Eudora on June 20, 1937, to Arthur and Pearl Strobel Bernitz. He was raised in Eudora and was a 1959 graduate of Kansas University. He was a plant engineer with Dyno Nobel where he retired after 36 years. In 1999, he left retirement to begin working with Home Depot where he organized and managed the Kid’s Workshop program. He was an active
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Patty Minor, and a sister, Wanda Allen. Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Virginia Bernitz; six children, Carl Bernitz, Lisa Graves (Steven), Chris Bernitz, June Holmes (Roy), Tim Hughes and Wade Hughes (Donna); and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Sanctuary Hospice, PO Box 2177, Tupelo, MS 38803 or the St. Mark United Methodist Church, 307 Elvis Presley Dr, Tupelo, MS.