Rodney
Bergerson, 61
Thief
River Falls - Rodney Bergerson, 61, died
Sunday, April 15, 2001 at Riverview Nursing Home in
Crookston.
Funeral
services will be held at 2 
p.m. on
Thursday, April 19, at St. Pauli Lutheran Church
near Thief River Falls with Rev. Terri Cuppett
officiating. Faye Auchenpaugh will be the organist,
and Celeste Leach will be the soloist.
Casketbearers will be Keith Anderson, Bill
Bergerson, Mike Bergerson, Mark Sinn, Danny
Bergerson and Thomas Erlandson. Interment will be
in St. Pauli Cemetery in Rocksbury township of
Pennington county.
Visitation
will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today (Wednesday,
April 18) at Green Funeral Home in Thief River
Falls and for one hour prior to services at the
church on Thursday.
Rodney
Simon Bergerson was born on November 29, 1939 at
his family's home in Polk county, the son of Simon
and Idella (Norberg) Bergerson. He was baptized and
confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Gully. He
attended elementary school in Gully and high school
in Gonvick.
On
October 5, 1958, he was united in marriage to
Sharon Evje at United Lutheran Church in Berner.
The couple made their home in Gonvick. They lived
in Duluth for five years and Bemidji for five years
before moving to Thief River Falls in 1970. Since
1971, they had resided at their rural home south of
Thief River Falls.
Rod was a
mechanic in Duluth and Thief River Falls and also
drove truck for grain companies. In Bemidji, he
drove truck and had his own repair shop. In 1970,
Rod became the shop foreman at Falls Diesel in
Thief River Falls. For many years, he worked off
and on for the pipeline in Alaska. He also farmed
during these years. In the lower 48 states, he
worked as a master mechanic for the pipeline and
had a tree trimming business.
Rod was a
member of St. Pauli Lutheran Church, Local 49ers
Union, Local 302 of Seattle, Wash. and the Eagles
Club in Thief River Falls.
He
enjoyed building and repairing things and
especially spending time with his grandchildren and
dog.
Rod is
survived by his wife; three daughters, Diane (Dave)
Lee and Heidi (Rod) Sletten, both of Thief River
Falls, and Joni (Lyle) Anderson of Grygla; nine
grandchildren; two sisters, Vina (Lloyd) Anderson
of Proctor and Shirley (Kenneth) Sinn of Warren;
three brothers, Bud (Ann) of Barnum, Roger
(Shirley) of Duluth and Dennis (Sharon) of Gonvick;
and many nieces and nephews.
He was
preceded in death by his parents.
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