Estherville – Services for Lester K. Bergeson, 78, will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Chapel in Estherville with the Rev. Robert Kunz of the Christian Church officiating. Interment will be in East Side Cemetery. He died Saturday, April 16, 1988 at his home.
Friends may call at the funeral chapel from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
He was born March 17, 1910 at Gruver, the son of George and Hannah (Williams) Bergeson and was raised on a farm north of Gruver. He graduated from Gruver High School. On Dec. 30, 1938 he was married to Muriel M. Myers at Spirit Lake. The couple lived on a farm north of Gruver many years until moving into Estherville in 1962. He was employed as a security guard for the John Morrell Co. until his retirement. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Survivors include one son, Kenneth of Boone; four daughters: Mrs. Don (Bonnie) Mitchell, Shakopee, Mn., Mrs. Larry (Julie) Clark, Estherville; Mrs. Dean (Vivian) Koenecke, Apple Valley, Mn. and Mrs. Tim (Ellen) Heidicker, Spring Lake Park, Mn.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters: Mabel Ramsey, Sacramento, Ca. and Mrs. Victor (Esther) Seward, Reseda, Ca.
He was preceded in death by his parents; nine brothers and sisters. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, April 20, 1988)
Estherville – Services for Lester K. Bergeson, 78, will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Chapel in Estherville with the Rev. Robert Kunz of the Christian Church officiating. Interment will be in East Side Cemetery. He died Saturday, April 16, 1988 at his home.
Friends may call at the funeral chapel from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
He was born March 17, 1910 at Gruver, the son of George and Hannah (Williams) Bergeson and was raised on a farm north of Gruver. He graduated from Gruver High School. On Dec. 30, 1938 he was married to Muriel M. Myers at Spirit Lake. The couple lived on a farm north of Gruver many years until moving into Estherville in 1962. He was employed as a security guard for the John Morrell Co. until his retirement. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Survivors include one son, Kenneth of Boone; four daughters: Mrs. Don (Bonnie) Mitchell, Shakopee, Mn., Mrs. Larry (Julie) Clark, Estherville; Mrs. Dean (Vivian) Koenecke, Apple Valley, Mn. and Mrs. Tim (Ellen) Heidicker, Spring Lake Park, Mn.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters: Mabel Ramsey, Sacramento, Ca. and Mrs. Victor (Esther) Seward, Reseda, Ca.
He was preceded in death by his parents; nine brothers and sisters. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, April 20, 1988)
Family Members
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Bert Emmet Bergeson
1894–1944
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Harvey Gale Bergeson
1896–1970
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Mabel Bergeson Ramsey
1897–1988
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Laura Elvina Bergeson Tucker
1899–1939
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Roy Ernest Bergeson
1900–1960
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Archie Bergeson
1902–1974
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Amanda Bergeson
1904–1921
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Mildred Iona Bergeson Ford
1908–1965
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Theodore William "Teddy" Bergeson
1912–1927
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Georgia Henrietta Bergeson McKean
1914–1984
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