Bergdale, Kelvin B. abt 1948-2017

BERGDALE, WILSON

Posted By: Mary Lou Verburg,volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:34

Kelvin B. Bergdale, 69 of Conyers, GA died Sat. Oct. 28, 2017 at Emory University Hospital following a 9 month fight against a Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.

Kel was born in Hawarden , to Leslie and Ruth (Wilson) Bergdale. He graduated from West Sioux High School in 1968 and was a graduate of the University of Iowa with a degree in Political Science. He served in Vietnam from 1970-1972.

Kel had been employed as an insurance agent for True North Companies in Cedar Rapids since 2004. Priorly he was a manager of production at Plaid Enterprises in Atlanta, GA.

Kel loved people and nothing made him happier than spending time with family and friends. He was an avid sports fan and spent many years coaching youth recreational baseball and basketball in Rockdale County. He never forgot a child he coached. He also served two terms on the Rockdale County Board of Recreation. He was extremely passionate about his beloved Iowa Hawkeyes and nothing pleased him more than a trip to Iowa City during football season.

He is survived by his wife, Sherry, two sons, Jeff and Greg (Katherine); a brother, Bernard (Phyllis) Berdale of Alcester,three sisters, Marge Eilers of Alcester, Muriel (Duane) Goettsch of Winnebago, Ill. and Jean Eilers of Valdosta, GA; and several nephews and nieces.

Source: Hawarden Independent 11/9/2017