Bruce Sharkey, a paper handler for the New York Post for more than 40 years, was laid to rest yesterday after a family service in Queens.

He was 66.

Sharkey died Friday after a sudden illness. He was a fixture in the paper’s Bronx printing plant, and at The Post’s South Street operation before that.

Sharkey, a Forest Hills resident, served for 12 years as president of Local No. 1 of the New York Paperhandlers Union.

He also served his country as a proud member of the Marine Corps.

Co-workers remembered Sharkey as an avid Yankee fan who enjoyed horse racing.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia, and several nieces and nephews.

He was interred at Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens.