Bernard Francis Somerville, 72 of Colorado Springs, CO departed this life peacefully on Friday, August 13, 2010 at his residence. Bernard was born on March 21, 1938, in Park Hall, MD to the late David Lang and Mary Daisy Somerville.

He received his formal education at St. Peter Claver and Cardinal Gibbons schools. Bernard married his soul mate Martha Marie Ball and from their union they were blessed with four children.

Bernard worked at Esperanza Middle School, Lundeberg Harry School of Seamanship, and at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and enjoyed working odd jobs for locals in the St. Mary's County, MD and in Colorado Springs, CO. Eighteen years ago he moved his family to Colorado Springs, CO making it their temporary home away from St. Mary's County, MD. He said, "I am trading the County for street lights and cool fresh mountain air".

His hobbies included: smoking and small talk with his family members: (Florence (Dotton) Holt, Robert (Toodee) Somerville, James (Jimmy) Shade, Joseph (Junior) Shade, James (Theo) Fenwick; listening to oldies (Otis Redding, Luther Vandross, L.T.D., Al Green, Whitney Houston, and Tina Turner); playing a hand of spades; traveling on the Greyhound until he could no longer travel alone; repairing lawn mowers, vehicles, and appliances. He loved his children, grandchildren, and siblings unconditionally, and he did not mind sharing his best advice for living right and knowledge of how to repair things. He will be best remembered for teaching most of his grandchildren to ride bikes as well as many children in the neighborhood. He always boosted of the fact that he could take Chevrolet engines apart and put it back together and he would always bet that it would start again.

Bernard leaves his loving memories to his three children: Jacqualine Brown (Robert) of Colorado Springs, CO; Bernadette Miles (Paul) of Lexington Park, MD; and Christopher Daniel Somerville (Brandi) of Colorado Springs, CO; three sisters: Mary Rebecca Shade, Lillian Shade, Florence Holt; and one brother: Robert (Toodee) L. Somerville (Austine); nine grandchildren; three step grandchildren; nine brother-in-laws and two sister-in-laws. He was predeceased by his wife Martha Marie; his youngest daughter Ramona Denise Smith; his parents David Lang and Mary Daisy Somerville; two sisters: Helen Marie Sewell and Therese Somerville; three brothers; Edward, James D. and John L. Somerville.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, August 21, 2010 in St. Cecelia's Church, St. Mary's City, MD from 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. where a Mass of Christian burial will follow at 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow in St. James Catholic Cemetery, Lexington Park, MD. The pallbearers will be James Fenwick, Donnie Shade, Gregory Shade, James Shade, Joseph Shade, and Robert Somerville, Jr. The honorary pallbearers will be Jeffrey Ball, Richard Ball, Sylvester Ball, and Leonard Shade.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.