Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Harpenau) Bergner, Doris M.  April 19, 2005
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The Tehachapi News 
Doris M. Bergner
June 2, 1933 – April 19, 2005

Doris M. Bergner was born June 2, 1933 in Le Mars, Iowa to John Henry and 
Philapena Harpenau.

She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Remsen, Iowa and attended St. 
Joseph’s School of Nursing in Sioux City, Iowa before becoming a registered 
nurse.

She married Chester F. Bergner on April 10, 1956. He preceded her in death on 
June 16, 1975.

Doris was an RN at Antelope Valley Medical Center for 20 years in the 
emergency room before retiring in 1984 due to illness.

She enjoyed card games, puzzles and going to movies with family and friends. 
Doris was a former member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lancaster and 
was an active member of St. Francis Catholic Church in Bend, Ore.

Before moving to Bend, she lived in Tehachapi for two years. She came to 
Tehachapi after 44 years in Lancaster.

Besides her husband, Doris was preceded in death by her brothers, Leroy and 
Bill Harpenau.

She is survived by sons, Chester A. Bergner of Lynnwood, Wash. and Robert J. 
Bergner of Nipomo; daughters, Jeanne Waterworth of Tehachapi, Julie Garton of 
Mooresville, N.C. and Linda Passage of Bend, Ore.; brothers, Bob Harpenau of 
Le Mars, Iowa, Ray Harpenau of Remsen, Iowa, Don Harpenau of Diamond Bar and 
Tom Harpenau of Alton Iowa; sisters, Vernell Chapman of Le Mars, Iowa, Marge 
Fredricks of Remsen, Iowa and Helen Galles of Remsen, Iowa; 17 grandchildren, 
and four great-grandchildren.

A viewing and service will be held on April 25 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Halley 
Olsen Funeral Chapel in Lancaster.


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