Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff John Bernard was killed in a single-vehicle automobile crash.
He was on patrol when his vehicle left the roadway and rolled at Road No. 5 NW, about nine miles south of Ephrata and southeast of Quincy. He was found dead at the scene.
Deputy Bernard had served with the Grant County Sheriff's Office for four years. He had also previously served as a county corrections officer and with the Ephrata Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two sons, one of whom is also a Grant County sheriff's deputy.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Bernard gave the Grant County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ephrata community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bernard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff John Mark Bernard is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Grant County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Mark Bernard's cause is highlighted.
How John Mark Bernard Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Mark Bernard is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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