The Life of ELDON C BERGSTROM
Eldon Bergstrom, 78, of the 400 block of Southwest Oak Lane in Ankeny, died of a stroke Saturday at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. The body was cremated, and memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at Ankeny Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member.
Mr. Bergstrom was born in Ogden and had lived in Rock Springs, WY, and the Philippines before moving to Ankeny in 1969. He was a retired teacher and administrator with Des Moines Area Community College and North Polk Schools. He was a Navy Veteran of World War II and enjoyed volunteering at Saylorville Lake and Terrace Hill.
He is survived by his wife, Alice; a son, Lee of Norwalk, OH; a brother, Norman of Ogden; a sister, Geraldine Johnsen of Madrid; and a grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to his church or Mercy Hospice. Hamilton''s near Highland Memory Gardens Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mr. Bergstrom was born in Ogden and had lived in Rock Springs, WY, and the Philippines before moving to Ankeny in 1969. He was a retired teacher and administrator with Des Moines Area Community College and North Polk Schools. He was a Navy Veteran of World War II and enjoyed volunteering at Saylorville Lake and Terrace Hill.
He is survived by his wife, Alice; a son, Lee of Norwalk, OH; a brother, Norman of Ogden; a sister, Geraldine Johnsen of Madrid; and a grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to his church or Mercy Hospice. Hamilton''s near Highland Memory Gardens Funeral Home is handling arrangements.