Obituary for Edwin George Bergfeld
(1910-1977)Edwin George BERGFELD was born in Lincoln County, Mo., between Troy and Moscow Mills, February 9, 1910. He was the son of Henry Conrad and Louisa Johannah LUDWIG BERGFELD.
He passed away in the Lincoln County Manor in Troy, Wednesday night, April 13, 1977. He was 67 years, 2 months and 4 days of age.
On June 16, 1935, he was united in marriage to Miss Della TAYLOR. They became the parents of four children. She passed away July 18, 1960. His father preceded him in death March 8, 1935.
On November 23, 1962, Mr. BERGFELD was united in marriage to Miss Irene SCHAPER. She survives as do his four children: Ruby June and her husband, Donald METTE, of Rockbridge Bath, Va., Linda and her husband, Charles BROYLES, of Wentzville, Carl Gene and his wife, Judy, of Kenton, Tenn., and Gary Wayne, of Troy; five grandchildren, his mother, Mrs. Louisa BERGFELD, of Moscow Mills; one sister, Ester and her husband, Clay HORNER, of Hugoton, Kansas, one brother, Fred BERGFELD and his wife, Lucille, of Troy, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Willie SCHAPER, of Troy; his wife’s brothers: the Rev. Melvin SCHAPER and his wife, Joy, of Briscoe, Albert SCHAPER, Jr., and his wife, Wilma, of Hawk Point, and John Wesley SCHAPER and his wife, Wilda, of Mound Valley, Kansas; his wife’s sister, Mildred and her husband, the Rev. Alfred MILLER of Carman, Oklahoma; a number of nieces and nephews, cousins and other relatives and many, many friends.
Funeral services for Mr. BERGFELD were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, April 16, 1977, from the Troy Holiness Church. The pastor, the Rev. D.L. Goins was in charge of the services and he was assisted by the Rev. Melvin SCHAPER.
Vocalists were Mrs. D.L. Goins, Melvin Jefferson and Lester Schloemann. Mrs. Arthur Schemmer was the organist.
Burial was in the Troy City Cemetery. Casket bearers were Sam ELSTON, Bob HECHLER, Russell HUTT, Dennis HARRELL, James ZUMWALT and Walter WEINAND.
Arrangements were through the Kemper Marsh Funeral Home of Troy.
File submitted to HERITAGE PAGES of LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI by Nancy Weller, 23 May, 2004.
NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed county coordinator with proof of this consent.
Return to Lincoln County, Missouri
Obituary Index | Heritage
Page | Home Page