Obituaries In The News

He died after a long illness, the Hall of Fame said.

Bankert worked at the hall for more than four decades, serving as the museum's executive director from 1996 until he retired in 2005. He played a big role in helping the shrine expand and extend its activities.

Bankert was the only employee to work under the hall's first three directors. Steve Perry succeeded Bankert as president/executive director in 2006.

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Stephen Bernard

BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — Stephen Bernard, founder of the Cape Cod Potato Chips company and two other snack food brands, died Saturday. He was 61.

Bernard died at Cape Cod Hospital after a battle with pancreatic cancer, said his daughter, Nicole Dawes.

Bernard and his wife, Lynn, founded Cape Cod Potato Chips in 1980 as an offshoot of their health food store despite having almost no knowledge of the snack food industry. After a shaky start, the kettle-cooked chips took off and eventually got national distribution.