Vero Beach, Florida
Bernard W. William Coll
1937 — 2023
Bernard W. Coll, 85, passed from this earth three weeks before his 86th birthday, on January 20, 2023, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, to John Joseph Coll and Olga Morrissey Coll on February 15, 1937. During WWII, his parents moved to Wilmington, Delaware, where he graduated from A. I. du Pont High School and the University of Delaware, started his family, and retired before moving to Vero Beach, Florida, in 1999. Bernie was a proud veteran who joined the 142nd Delaware Air National Guard on November 21, 1954. He served proudly as a Loadmaster on C97 and C130 aircraft and rose to the rank of Master Sergeant before retiring in March 1982. He...