Birth: April 15, 1868 in Lithuania
Death: June 22, 1941 (age 73) in Victoria, B.C.
Gravesite Details: Row G – Plot 28
Inscription:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MARCUS BERNER
RABBI OF VICTORIA
DIED 22 JUNE 1941
AGED 77 YEARS
Biography:
Marcus Berner settled in Saskatchewan as part of the Baron de Hirsch program. He established the town of Hirsch and became a farmer and teacher. He might have been the first Jewish school trustee.
He moved to Victoria in 1931. He was the Rabbi of Congregation Emanu-El from 1931-1941. As he was in Victoria over the Depression, Rabbi Berner agreed to any salary which the congregation was able afford.
Parents:
Son of Boruch Berner
Spouse:
Second wife: Annie Berner (1871-1904)
Children:
Henry “Hank” “Slim” Berner son of his first wife who died in childbirth
Eva Berner Mandel (unknown-1955)
Isaac Elkin Berner (1896-1991)
Meyer Berner (1902-1989)
The Jewish Cemetery of Victoria, British Columbia 