Son of Gerald W. & Ella Wurtzel Bergen
Veteran of World War 2
Norman W. Bergen, 93, of Waterloo, died Monday, November 22 at Freindship Village Pavilion.
He was born October 29, 1917 in Iowa City, son of Gerald W. and Ella Wurtzel Bergen. His mother died during his birth, and he was raised by his father and stepmother, Sarah Almeda. He married Dorothy Marie Mussett on August 12, 1938 at Hagerman Baptist Church, Waterloo. She died September 14, 2010.
Mr. Bergen was a World War 2 Army Air Corps veteran. He worked for Rath Packing Company, Lewis Motor Supply, Allen Supply in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, and Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids. Later he worked for Herman's Direct Furniture Supply in Waterloo, and then became a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 15 years, retiring in 1976 after a serious car accident at work left him injured. He was a member of Hagerman Baptist Church.
Survived by one daughter, Marsha (David) Sanders of Cedar Rapids; two sons, Gary (Karen) of Waterloo, and Dan (Jan) of Warren, Michigan; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren' one brother, Darell of Widefield, Colorado; and one sister, Joanne Anderson of Cedar Falls.
Preceded in death by one brother, Russell.
Services 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel, with private burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Full military honors accorded by Becker-Chapman American Legion Post 138, Sullivan Brothers VFW Post 1623, and the Iowa Army National Guard Honors Detail. Public visitation from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, and after 9:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Veteran of World War 2
Norman W. Bergen, 93, of Waterloo, died Monday, November 22 at Freindship Village Pavilion.
He was born October 29, 1917 in Iowa City, son of Gerald W. and Ella Wurtzel Bergen. His mother died during his birth, and he was raised by his father and stepmother, Sarah Almeda. He married Dorothy Marie Mussett on August 12, 1938 at Hagerman Baptist Church, Waterloo. She died September 14, 2010.
Mr. Bergen was a World War 2 Army Air Corps veteran. He worked for Rath Packing Company, Lewis Motor Supply, Allen Supply in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, and Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids. Later he worked for Herman's Direct Furniture Supply in Waterloo, and then became a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 15 years, retiring in 1976 after a serious car accident at work left him injured. He was a member of Hagerman Baptist Church.
Survived by one daughter, Marsha (David) Sanders of Cedar Rapids; two sons, Gary (Karen) of Waterloo, and Dan (Jan) of Warren, Michigan; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren' one brother, Darell of Widefield, Colorado; and one sister, Joanne Anderson of Cedar Falls.
Preceded in death by one brother, Russell.
Services 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel, with private burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Full military honors accorded by Becker-Chapman American Legion Post 138, Sullivan Brothers VFW Post 1623, and the Iowa Army National Guard Honors Detail. Public visitation from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, and after 9:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Son of Gerald W. & Ella Wurtzel Bergen
Veteran of World War 2
Norman W. Bergen, 93, of Waterloo, died Monday, November 22 at Freindship Village Pavilion.
He was born October 29, 1917 in Iowa City, son of Gerald W. and Ella Wurtzel Bergen. His mother died during his birth, and he was raised by his father and stepmother, Sarah Almeda. He married Dorothy Marie Mussett on August 12, 1938 at Hagerman Baptist Church, Waterloo. She died September 14, 2010.
Mr. Bergen was a World War 2 Army Air Corps veteran. He worked for Rath Packing Company, Lewis Motor Supply, Allen Supply in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, and Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids. Later he worked for Herman's Direct Furniture Supply in Waterloo, and then became a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 15 years, retiring in 1976 after a serious car accident at work left him injured. He was a member of Hagerman Baptist Church.
Survived by one daughter, Marsha (David) Sanders of Cedar Rapids; two sons, Gary (Karen) of Waterloo, and Dan (Jan) of Warren, Michigan; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren' one brother, Darell of Widefield, Colorado; and one sister, Joanne Anderson of Cedar Falls.
Preceded in death by one brother, Russell.
Services 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel, with private burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Full military honors accorded by Becker-Chapman American Legion Post 138, Sullivan Brothers VFW Post 1623, and the Iowa Army National Guard Honors Detail. Public visitation from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, and after 9:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Veteran of World War 2
Norman W. Bergen, 93, of Waterloo, died Monday, November 22 at Freindship Village Pavilion.
He was born October 29, 1917 in Iowa City, son of Gerald W. and Ella Wurtzel Bergen. His mother died during his birth, and he was raised by his father and stepmother, Sarah Almeda. He married Dorothy Marie Mussett on August 12, 1938 at Hagerman Baptist Church, Waterloo. She died September 14, 2010.
Mr. Bergen was a World War 2 Army Air Corps veteran. He worked for Rath Packing Company, Lewis Motor Supply, Allen Supply in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, and Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids. Later he worked for Herman's Direct Furniture Supply in Waterloo, and then became a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 15 years, retiring in 1976 after a serious car accident at work left him injured. He was a member of Hagerman Baptist Church.
Survived by one daughter, Marsha (David) Sanders of Cedar Rapids; two sons, Gary (Karen) of Waterloo, and Dan (Jan) of Warren, Michigan; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren' one brother, Darell of Widefield, Colorado; and one sister, Joanne Anderson of Cedar Falls.
Preceded in death by one brother, Russell.
Services 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel, with private burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Full military honors accorded by Becker-Chapman American Legion Post 138, Sullivan Brothers VFW Post 1623, and the Iowa Army National Guard Honors Detail. Public visitation from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, and after 9:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
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