John and Tena Bergman

BERGMAN, MILLER

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 3/6/2007 at 20:19:32

John and Tena Bergman

John Bergman was born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bergman just two months after they arrived in America from Pommern, Germany, in 1885. The family settled in Sterling, Illinois, and in 1902, they moved to Lake Park, Iowa.

In 1910, John married Tena Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abbe Miller of Harris. They began farming one mile south and three-fourths mile west of Harris in 1910. They purchased a farm one mile northeast of Harris in 1917, and lived there until their retirement in Harris. The farm is now owned by their son, James Bergman and family and operated by their son Bill.

The Bergman's were active in community affairs. He was an elder in St. John's Lutheran Church, served on the Harris Consolidated School Board in the 1920's, director of Osceola County Mutual Insurance, Township Trustee, etc. She was a charter member of St. John's Lutheran Church (1901), active in Farm Bureau, Women's Club, The H. S. Club and other community activities.

John Bergman died in 1966, and Tena in 1973.

The Bergman's had three sons: Irvin of Harris, Cecil (deceased) and James of Sibley.