Lou Ann Bergkamp, 71, of Chetopa, died at 3:45 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.
She was born April 3, 1942, in Wichita, Kansas, to Alphons and Cecilia (Spexarth) Eck. As a young girl, she grew up on a farm near St. Marks, Kansas and was a graduate of Andale High School.
On July 26, 1961, she and Fred J. Bergkamp were married in St. Marks. Following marriage, the couple lived in Colorado where they farmed and ranched until moving to Southeast Kansas in 1977 where they continued to farm. Through the years, she had also worked as a home health aide.
She was a member of the Mother of God Catholic Church in Oswego. Lou Ann enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, reading, and going to the casinos.
Survivors include:
One Son – David Bergkamp and his wife, Cindy St. Joseph Ost, KS
Two Grandchildren – Ben and Emma Bergkamp
Two Brothers – Francis "Frank" Eck Oswego, KS
Ivan Eck Joplin, MO
Five Sisters – Mary Kay Mohrfeld St. Paul, IA
Helen Orth Wichita, KS
Carol Dugan Wichita, KS
Celi Goff Wichita, KS
Nancy Denton Oswego, KS
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Bergkamp, on October 6, 2011.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Mother of God Catholic Church in Oswego. Burial will be in St. Rose Cemetery in Chetopa. The rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m., Friday, at the church where the family will receive friends immediately following the rosary. Friends may call at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., on Friday.
Memorials are suggested to Mother of God Catholic Church. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Lou Ann Bergkamp, please visit our flower store.
She was born April 3, 1942, in Wichita, Kansas, to Alphons and Cecilia (Spexarth) Eck. As a young girl, she grew up on a farm near St. Marks, Kansas and was a graduate of Andale High School.
On July 26, 1961, she and Fred J. Bergkamp were married in St. Marks. Following marriage, the couple lived in Colorado where they farmed and ranched until moving to Southeast Kansas in 1977 where they continued to farm. Through the years, she had also worked as a home health aide.
She was a member of the Mother of God Catholic Church in Oswego. Lou Ann enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, reading, and going to the casinos.
Survivors include:
One Son – David Bergkamp and his wife, Cindy St. Joseph Ost, KS
Two Grandchildren – Ben and Emma Bergkamp
Two Brothers – Francis "Frank" Eck Oswego, KS
Ivan Eck Joplin, MO
Five Sisters – Mary Kay Mohrfeld St. Paul, IA
Helen Orth Wichita, KS
Carol Dugan Wichita, KS
Celi Goff Wichita, KS
Nancy Denton Oswego, KS
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Bergkamp, on October 6, 2011.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Mother of God Catholic Church in Oswego. Burial will be in St. Rose Cemetery in Chetopa. The rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m., Friday, at the church where the family will receive friends immediately following the rosary. Friends may call at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., on Friday.
Memorials are suggested to Mother of God Catholic Church. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Lou Ann Bergkamp, please visit our flower store.
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