Bernard “Bernie” Stranges, age 95, U.S. Army Veteran of WWII, passed away peacefully at home on April 17, 2022. Bernie is the beloved husband of 69 years to Theresa, née Nitti; loving father of Donna (Adrian) Falbo, Robert (Laura) Stranges, Susanne (Matthew) Reece and John (Angela) Stranges; dearest son of the late Benedetta and Louis Stranges; cherished grandfather of Anthony (Erin) Falbo, Robert (Magda) Stranges, Nicholas (Lynn) Falbo, Paul Stranges, Mark (Cassy) Stranges, Gina (Joe) Pellegrino, Jim (Emily) Reece, Max (Laura) Kurek, Laura Reece, Sarah Reece, Ann Stranges (Chris Bowles) and Jack Stranges; great grandfather of Ella, Domenick, Madison, Brooke, Henry, Marco, Avery, August, and the late Benjamin and Giuliana; dearest brother of the late Angela (the late Joseph Marsik) and the late John Stranges; loving uncle of many. Bernie was a member of Congregazione di St. Rocco Potenza, Calabrese in America Organization, St Joseph di Bagheria Society, Italian-American Soccer Club-Maroons in Elmwood Park and the American Legion Post #0118. Friends and family are asked to meet on Friday, April 29, 2022, at St. Mother Theodore Guerin Catholic Church (St. Celestine Church), 3020 N. 76th Court, Elmwood Park, IL for a memorial mass at 10 a.m. The inurnment will be private at St. Joseph Cemetery in River Grove, IL. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Alzheimer’s Disease Research (https://act.alz.org/donate) or GRIN2B Foundation (grin2b.com/donate). For more information call (708) 456-8300.