Lonny S. Bernath was born in Middletown, New York but spent very little time in the state before his family decided to move when he was just 2 years old. They relocated to Miami Beach, Florida, where Bernath lived until he was 23 years old. He started his career in Florida but eventually moved to Boston as part of his work with Entenmann’s. In the years since, he has also lived in Texas and North Carolina, settling in the latter.