Sandra Jean Bernhardt was born in Vancouver, Washington on October 5, 1953 to Wilma Irene (Schultz) and Alfred Benjamin Carlson. She was a secretary in the educational field for 20 years and a resident of Vancouver for 56 years. In accordance to her family's request services for Sandra Jean Bernhardt, age 56, who passed away in Bakersfield on December 6, 2009, will be held in her home town.