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Russel Bergeson
RUSSEL BERGESON
Manchester
Russel "Russ" L. Bergeson, 60, of Manchester, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, officiated by
Andrew Lange. Family will greet friends from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the funeral home.
Russ was born Jan. 20, 1955, in Estherville, Iowa, the son of Russel and Elma (Davis) Bergeson. Russ attended Estherville High School. He married Rebecca Greene and they had three children. They later divorced. Russ served in the U.S. Army from 1975 to 1981. On Sept. 12, 2014, Russ married Mary Kay Collmann in Manchester.
He worked in the telephone business for over 26 years, most recently with Windstream Corporation.
Russ enjoyed hunting, boating and camping, and was a past member of Pheasants Forever. He was a fan of the Minnesota Vikings and Iowa Hawkeyes, and spent many weekends in friendly competition with Mary Kay, an avid Green Bay Packers and Iowa State fan. He loved spending time with family, friends, and especially his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Kay Bergeson of Manchester; children, Bradley (Michelle) Bergeson of Vinton, Sarah Bergeson of Hawaii and Emily (Bill Studt) Bergeson of Lisbon; grand-daughters, Amayah, Addison and Annabelle; stepson, Zack Collmann of Manchester; sisters, Pat (Ed) Harrold of Lakefield, Minn., Rose (Bill) Bass of Sheldon, Sandy (Mark) Triggs of Estherville, Bev Behr of Trimont, Minn., and Cheryl (Jim) Bush of Peterson; brother, Larry (Franny) Bergeson of Estherville; stepsisters, Joan Knapp of Malibu, Calif., and Lorene Roberts of Chandler, Ariz.; stepbrother, Jerry (Judy) Bergeson of Ocean Park, Wash.; father- and mother-in-law, Robert and Susie Luensmann of Delhi; sisters-in-law, Ann (Bill) Davidshofer of Lisbon and Marsha (Leif) Wiltscheck of St. Michael, Minn.; brother-in-law, Kevin (Elaine) Luensmann of Altoona, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews.
Russ was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved yellow lab, Sasha.
Russ gave the gift of life through tissue donation.
Please share a memory of Russ at www.murdoch funeralhome.com under obituaries.
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