Johan O. Bergquist's Obituary
Johan O. Bergquist, age 94, of Georgetown, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at, Renaissance Healthcare. He was born in Glen Falls, NY, on Sunday, February 5, 1922 son of the late Karl and Alice Bergquist.
Mr. Bergquist proudly served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. He spent over 20 years with RCA Space Center as a Quality Control Inspector in Cape Canaveral. After retiring to Georgetown, Mr. Bergquist worked for a few years as a security Guard for Pot Nets community. He was a member of the American Legion Post 28. In his spare time, Mr. Bergquist enjoyed fishing, golfing, traveling, but most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Bergquist is preceded in death by his 2 brothers and 2 sisters. He is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Elizabeth R. Bergquist; his daughters: Sandra Parker of NC, Carol Cazessus and her husband Marc of Marritt Island, FL, Janis Haase of Melbourn, FL and Lynda Barker of Georgetown, DE; his son, James Page and his wife, Debra of Romney, WV; 11 Grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; his sisters, Gladys Brower of up state, NY and Charlotte Brancato of CA; and his 2 dogs, Shelly and Tupi.
Chapel Committal will follow Services at 1:00 PM on Friday, January 20, 2017 at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 26669 Patriots Way, Millsboro, DE 19966. Friends may call from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Dodd- Carey Chapel, 307 N. Bedford Street, Georgetown, DE 19947.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the coastgaurdfoundation.org
Please sign Mr. Bergquist's online guestbook located on this site.
FLORIST NOTE: PLEASE HAVE ALL FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS DELIVERED BY 3 PM, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 TO PARSELL FUNERAL HOMES, GEORGETOWN, DE.
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