Bernard H. "Bernie" Dineen, Sr.

Ware - Bernard H. Dineen, 86, of Ware, died on Sunday evening, January 12, 2025.
He leaves his son, Bernard H. Dineen, Jr. and his partner Lisa A. Ovitt, of St. Albans, Vermont; his sister Margaret Grzywacz of Ware; three grandchildren, Damian, Bernadette, and Phillip, many nieces and nephews, as well as his partner whom he has shared the past six years with, Nancy Forte of Ware. He was predeceased by his wife Patricia A. (Cota) Dineen in 2012 and his other siblings besides Margaret. He was born in Maine, son of the late Harry A. and Mary R. (Shaw) Dineen.
He went to high school in Milo, and loved to tell the story of how he helped his basketball team win the State Championship one year.
Bernard worked at the former Ludlow Paper Company (Kanzaki) in Ware as a maintenance and machine technician for several years prior to retirement. He was a United States Army Veteran of the Vietnam War era and was an active member of the American Legion Post #123 in Ware.
A Funeral Mass for Bernard will be held on Friday, January 17, 2025, at 11am in All Saint’s Church, 17 North St., in Ware. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 4 to 6pm in the Charbonneau Funeral Home, 30 Pleasant St., in Ware.
An online tribute page is available at charbonneaufh.com