Henry Bergman Dies ~~^\
After Long Confinement
Last rites were held Tuesday
afternoon for Mr. John Henry
Bergmun, 88, one of Elmore's old¬
est and most esteemed citizens
and pioneer business men, who
died in his home Friday evening,
September 16, of infirmities of age
after nearly a year of confinement
at home. Brief services were held \
first in the home, then at Trinity j
Lutheran church, of which he had I
long been a devoted, active mem- \ -
ber and stanch pillar; his pastor, ff
Rev. A. C. Thober, officiating |!
and Albert H. Burman, local fu¬
neral director, in charge. Inter-'
1 ment was in Union cemetery here. !
Born in Buffalo, N. Y., Februa¬
ry 2,1850,Mr. Bergman came here
j when four years of age with his
parents, and has ever since lived
j in this vicinity. In the early 70's
he founded a wooden butter bow_l_
factory here, near where the [
Dolph Service station is now lo- '
cated. we are told. The factory j
thrived for a number of years !
and enjoyed a wide reputation,
some ot the bowls being still in
existence hereabout. On Novem¬
ber 19, 1974, he was married to
Sophia, Rolf of near Pemberville
by the Rev. Buerkley. Two years
later the family moved to the
farm south of town now occupied!
by George Bergman, a son of the j
deceased. Thirty-three years lat-;
er Mr. Bergman moved back to '
town, into the_home_on Fremont
street, where he died" and had
lived for nearly thirty years.
Mr. Bergman was well known
throughout this vicinity as a civic
■and religious leader until declin¬
ing years compelled his retire¬
ment. For 27 years he was a
member of the board of directors
of The Bank of Elmore Company,
retiring only in recent years, as
infirmities of age prevented his
participation in the official busi¬
ness of the bank.
Of his five children, three,frar^
vive: Carl, of Toledo, and George
and Mrs. Marie(Conrad)Lohrbach
both of Elmore. His wife died
in 1921, ons daughter, Mrs. J. C.
Beh.m, in 1927, and the other
daughter, Mrs. John Lohrbach,
in 1935.
