Lois Bergan

Lois Marie (Larson) Bergan, age 81, passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at N. C. Little Hospice in Edina.  Lois was born and raised on the family farm near Lanesboro on Oct. 26, 1933, and was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.  She graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1951.  After attending Mankato Business School and working there as a secretary for several years, Lois spent a summer working in Yellowstone National Park and discovered how much she enjoyed traveling and working in the outdoors.  She went on to work at Mancos, Colo., and near San Diego, Calif.  She attended the nursing program at Montana State University, graduating in 1960 and practiced nursing at the Johnson Medical Clinic in Lanesboro.  She was able to enjoy more travel on a two month trip to Norway and other parts of Europe with a girlfriend.  Eventually, Lois moved to Minneapolis and worked as a clinic nurse for the Minneapolis Health Dept.

Lois married Laverne Bergan on June 15, 1972, at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, where they met.  An active member of the church, she volunteered and after retirement attended many activities with the Older Wiser Lutherans.  Lois was proud of her Norwegian heritage and enjoyed celebrations like Syttende Mai, lutefisk suppers and making Norwegian treats for family dinners.  She had a quiet soul, but was always industrious, with many talents and skills: drawing, painting, sewing, singing and playing piano.  She enjoyed gardening all her life and did so until she became ill earlier this year.

Lois is survived by her husband, Laverne; sister, Louise (Glenn) Schulz; nieces Barbara (Joel) Forthun, Renee (Scott) Owen; sister-in-law Evelyn Larson; many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence F. Larson and Ida (Lee) Larson; brothers Charles and Odell Larson; and stepmother, Edith Larson.

A funeral service will be held at Central Lutheran Church, 333 S. 12th St., Minneapolis, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at 11 a.m. with visitation an hour before the service.  Burial will follow at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. 

Memorials preferred to Central Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, specifically to the Restoration Center, OWLS Jacobson Seniors Fund.
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