Vernon Bergin
Vernon Bergin, 98, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at St. Rose of Lima Parish in Garretson, South Dakota. Visitation was from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 5, 2023, followed by a Liturgical Wake Service and Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory in Sioux Falls. A light lunch will be served after Mass with interment to follow at the Hills of Rest Cemetery in Sioux Falls. Memorials may be directed to St. Rose of Lima Parish in Garretson.
Vernon Bergin, son of John and Margaret (Bresnahan) Bergin, was born May 31, 1925, in Sherman, South Dakota. Vernon lived in Lanesboro, Minnesota, with his grandparents to help on the farm until moving back to Sherman. Vernon met Stella Svaren at the Arkota Ballroom in Sioux Falls and was married to Stella on September 4, 1954, at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. The wedding was a double wedding with Harvey and Eunice Quamen. The couples remained lifelong friends.
Vernon grew up in the St. Rose of Lima Parish in Garretson and was a longtime member at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Sioux Falls. He continued to work the land his family had owned with his brother, Ed, and also worked for Northern States Power.
Vernon was a self-made man with a great work ethic. His early upbringing on the farm taught him valuable skills that he used to fix nearly anything, and he had a green thumb that extended from gardens to flower beds.
Left to cherish his memory are his children, Margie (Tom) Lynch of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and David (Liz Spivey) Bergin of Yankton, South Dakota; a sister, Catherine McCulloch of Sedona, Arizona; seven grandchildren, Rosia Bergin, Nicole (Thomas) Argubright, Michael Bergin, Kyle Bitterman, Kathleen Bergin, Jessica Bergin, and Kayla Bergin; 25 great-grandchildren; and a host of additional family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Margaret; wife, Stella; daughter, Jodie Bergin; siblings, LeRoy (Margaret) Bergin, Joyce (Jerry) Zwartz, Veronica (Merle) Herrman; Gertrude (Otis) Benson, Edward (Norma) Bergin, and Joy (Bob) Page.