Bernard F. "Bernie" Hlister

On Saturday February 21, 2026, at age 89, beloved husband of Susan DePasquale Hlister; father of Anthony J. Hlister, Rita Pompeo (Marco), Susan Parente (Martin) and the late Teresa Adams (Mike); proud Pap Pap of Christina Pompeo Hromulak (Al), Marc Pompeo and Michael Pompeo, Giuseppe Parente (Sarah) and Martino Parente, Natalie Krute (Ryan), Ashley Adams and John Adams; brother of the late Anthony Hlister and Eugene Hlister. Bernie was a proud U.S. Marine Veteran who was a restaurateur, and former manager of the Cork and Bottle restaurant in Downtown Pittsburgh. He enjoyed cooking for his family and was famous for his Christmas Eve Seven Fishes menu that always included lobster tail. Friends will be received at John A. Freyvogel Sons, Inc. 4900 Centre Avenue at Devonshire Street (freyvogelfuneralhome.com) on Monday February 23, 2026 from 3-7PM. Funeral Tuesday February 24, Mass of Christian Burial St. Paul Cathedral 10:00AM. In Lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to VA Pittsburgh Health System, (payable to "VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System") to the following address: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, VA Center for Development and Civic Engagement (118V-A), 1010 Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215, or the Wounded Warrior Project at http://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/

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