LYLE -- Bernhard W. ``Bernie'' Fahje, 78, a longtime resident of Lyle, died Saturday (Oct. 27, 1991) at St. Mark's Lutheran Home in Austin.

In addition to his wife, Irene, he is survived by three daughters, Sandra (Mrs. Robert) Anderson of Rochester, Dianne (Mrs. Charlie) Gardner of Lake Mills, Iowa, and Cindy (Mrs. Frank) Postic of Scottsdale, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren; two brothers, Lester Fahje of Austin and Walter Fahje of Clayton, Calif.; and two sisters, Alice Nelson of Eugene, Ore., and Esther Nelson they married brothers of Lyle.

The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Lyle, with the Rev. Harold Luecke officiating. Burial will be in Woodbury Cemetery here, with military grave-side rites by the Austin American Legion.

Friends may call from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at Worlein Funeral Home in Austin and one hour before services at the church.