Best friends redux: Avy Slen Sherve

recalling my mother’s wonderful friendship. Continue reading Best friends redux: Avy Slen Sherve

Mark G. finished a book the other day!

The same day in October that I played my horn at the funeral of my mother’s best friend, I attended … Continue reading Mark G. finished a book the other day!

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My Dad built a church

For years I’ve told family members and others that my father, Robert William Bergeson, worked for the fabled “CCC”, the … Continue reading My Dad built a church

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Sailing on the Christian Radich

It’s been nine years this summer since I shipped aboard the SS Christian Radich for a two-week training voyage from … Continue reading Sailing on the Christian Radich

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Our Uncle Hal

My dad, Robert William Bergeson, and his two brothers, Harold Parke Bergeson and Norman Bernhard Bergeson, were born in Chicago … Continue reading Our Uncle Hal

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The Bergeson brothers from Chicago

A few years ago, I compiled and printed a collection of articles from the archives of the Manitou Messenger, the … Continue reading The Bergeson brothers from Chicago