Monona County IA Archives Obituaries.....Bergerson, Lafe August 5, 1994
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	Lafe Bergerson, 72, of Columbia, Mo., formerly of Soldier, died Aug. 
5, 1994, at his residence after a short illness.
	Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Country Lutheran 
Church in Soldier with the Rev. Margo Fohs officiating.  Burial will be in the 
Soldier Cemetery with military graveside rites by Soldier Valley Post 462, 
American Legion.  Pearson Funeral Home of Soldier is in charge of the 
arrangements.
	Mr. Bergerson was born June 14, 1922, in Drammen, Norway, the son of 
Brady and Magna (Holverson) Bergerson.  He came to the United States with his 
parents in 1924 and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church.  He 
graduated from Castana High School.  He joined the Navy and served overseas 
during World War II.  After farming with his father for several years, he 
moved to California and spent most of his adult life there.  He worked for the 
city of San Mateo, Calif., and retired in 1984.  He moved to Columbia, Mo., to 
make his home with his brother, Selmer “Sonny” and his family.
	Survivors include two brothers, Selmer and his wife, Darlene of 
Columbia and Olaf Bergerson and his wife, Helen of Sumner, Wash.; two sisters, 
Ruth and her husband, Roger Scoles of Bella Vista, Ark., and Margith “Peg” and 
her husband, Steve Soukup of Sioux City, and nieces and nephews.
	He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Rudolph, and a 
sister, Traca.

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Lafe Bergerson								1994

	Lafe Bergerson, 72,  died Friday, August 5, 1994, in Columbia, MO 
after an illness.
	He was born June 14, 1922, in Drammen, Norway, the son of the late 
Brady and Magna (Holverson) Bergerson.    He was a graduate of Castana, Iowa, 
High School.   He moved to Columbia, MO, to make his home with his brother 
Selmer (Sonny), wife, Darlene, and family.
	Besides Selmer, survivors also include one brother, Olaf Bergerson and 
Helen of Sumner, WA, two sisters, Ruth and Roger Scoles of Bella Vista, AR, 
and Margith “Peg” and Steve Soukup of Sioux City, IA, and nieces and nephews.
	He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Rudolph, a sister, 
Traca, and several nieces and nephews and cousins.
	Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 20, 1994, at the Soldier 
Lutheran Country Church.
	Interment was in the Soldier Lutheran Cemetery with arrangements by 
the Pearson Funeral Home, Soldier.


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