Bernstein, Joseph
Providence
Bernstein, Joe “Seed”, 79, died Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at the Providence VA Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Ginny (Gómez) Bernstein for 55 years. Born in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late William and Sylvia (Margules) Bernstein, he had lived in Providence since 1984, previously living in Chicago, IL. He was in law enforcement for his entire career, serving as a night court officer in NY, border patrol in El Centro, CA, the smuggling unit and traffic control with INS, and the drug intradiction task force in Providence, RI, retiring in 1996. Joe was a Viet Nam air force veteran and also served as a marine. He earned a BS from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and attended Hunter College in Bronx, NY, where he met Ginny.
Devoted father of Tabetha Bernstein-Danis and her husband, Michael, of Kutztown, PA; and Thomas Bernstein and his partner, Cassandra Eason, of Providence, RI. Loving grandfather of Cosmo, Ryan, and Myanna.
Services and Shiva will be held in private. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to www.FisherHouse.org, Fisher House Foundation, Inc., PO Box 791598 Baltimore, MD 21279.
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My deepest condolences to Bernstein family and friends on this great loss.
My sincere sympathies to the Bernstein family. I don’t know Joe personally, but always looked forward to hearing him on WPRO. He will be missed.
My deepest condolences to the Bernstein Family and friends on the loss of Joe. He will be truly missed. Although I have never met him, I always enjoyed hearing him on WPRO. This country has lost one of their greatest patriots.
My wife Barbara and I really enjoyed listening to Joe when he called into the Wpro radio show. He was very knowledgeable and thoughtful and we appreciated his insights.
May his memory be a blessing
Kevin and Barbara Dwares
Joe was a regular caller to WPRO talk radio. His perspective and experiences he shared will be missed. Sincerest condolences to his family.
I never met Joe just knew him from WPRO. HE WILL BE MISSED. My condolences to the family.
My condolences to “Joe fromProvidence” and may we all be thankful for his service.
May his soul rest in peace.
Good man.