Eunice E. Bergquist 1918- 2016

BERGQUIST, RAVELING, TONSFELDT

Posted By: Connie J Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/22/2016 at 21:55:44

Sioux City Journal
13 April 2016

SIOUX CITY | Eunice E. Bergquist, 97, of Sioux City passed away Monday, April 11, 2016, at Countryside Senior Living.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel, with the Rev. Sheryl Ashley of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, with prayers offered by the Rev. Laurice Streyffeler. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family present at 5 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:30 p.m., at the funeral home. Online condolences may be offered at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Eunice was born on Aug. 9, 1918, in rural Remsen, Sioux County, Iowa, to William and Minnie (Raveling) Tonsfeldt.

She married Oscar Bergquist on Feb. 21, 1942, in Sioux City. Following her degree from NBT Business School, Eunice worked as a bookkeeper for Western Union, was secretary for Wesley United Methodist Church, and was the bookkeeper for the Florence Crittenton Home.

She was an excellent seamstress, enjoyed cooking (especially unique cakes she made for family events). Eunice enjoyed playing cards, reading, crocheting, and working crossword puzzles, but her greatest joy in life was being a mother and grandmother.

Eunice is survived by her daughter, Barbara Arens and her husband, Tom of Sioux City; son, Craig Bergquist and his wife, Julie of Merrill, Iowa; grandchildren, Curt Bergquist, Jon Bergquist and his wife, Amy, Allison Taylor and her husband, Chuck, Kyle Waggoner and his significant other, Brittney Gernhart, and Jay Bergquist; step-grandchildren, Marc, Kirk, and Todd Waggoner, Jill Russell, and Brooke Lopuch; 20 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

Eunice was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar in 1998; grandson, Clint Bergquist; sister, Frances Church; stepbrother, "Christy" Christophersen; step-granddaughter, Kari Waggoner; and stepsisters, Alma Schiltz and Leona Kemp.