Mark John Bergen
Published 4:44 am Friday, August 23, 2024
72, of Lilydale, Minn passed away August 17,2024 following a difficult struggle with an aggressive form of kidney cancer.
Mark was born 11/09/51 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the third of seven children of Robert J. and Luella M. (Boyer) Bergen. He is survived by brothers Jim and Chuck (Kim), sister-in-law Maryanne Bergen and sisters Peggy (Steve) Laraway and Pat Bergen, special friend Kathy Selmo and nine nieces and nephews and their families. Mark was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Bob and his sister Cathy.
Mark attended St. Theodore’s and St. Mary’s schools in Albert Lea, then Cherokee IC high school in Cherokee, IA. He then got a BA degree from Univ of Iowa.
Mark received his law degree from the University of Minnesota in 1976 and had a long career as an Attorney Editor with West Publishing/Thomson Reuters, retiring in 2018. He was a bright, generous and considerate man who was valued as an employee and as a friend.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00AM with visitation at 9:00AM on Wednesday August 28, 2024 at Lumen Christi Catholic Church, 2055 Bohland Ave., St Paul, MN. Lunch to follow in the church hall. Interment at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, MN. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Augusta, MN.