Following the service, there will be a time of fellowship in the Town Center at the nearby Covenant Village of Northbrook, 2625 Techny Rd. The funeral home visitation and graveside committal service will be private.
Bernice and her late husband, Paul W. Brandel, helped launch and fund numerous Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) ministries and educational endeavors benefiting people around the world.
Bernice was born May 10, 1914, in Chicago. She was married to Henry F. Stege in 1943. The couple lived in Barrington, Illinois, and enjoyed their hobby farm, Following 32 years of marriage, Henry passed away in 1975. She married Paul Brandel on January 3, 1976. He died in 1986.
Survivors include great-grandchildren Colton, Jacob, Landen Anderson and Kaarianna Classen.
It is suggested that memorial donations may be directed to the Benevolent Care Fund at Covenant Village of Northbrook. For more information, contact Dale Westberg by telephone at 847-412-7010 or by email.
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