David Whitley Berggren, 75, passed away in Anaconda, Mont. on Tuesday, June 30, 2015.
Dave was born Dec. 21, 1939 in Grand Rapids, Mich. to Thomas and Frances (Whitley) Berggren.
He graduated from East Grand Rapids High School and from Grand Rapids Junior College, also attending Western Michigan University.
He retired from Smith Industries of Grand Rapids.
Dave spent many years at Baptist Lake near Sand Lake, Mich. He spent his winters in Gulf Shores, Ala. and summers at the cabin in Anaconda, Mont.
He enjoyed boating, playing cards, entertaining his kids as they grew up, and he was a big Patriots football fan.
David is survived by his wife, Beth of Gulf Shores, ALA.; his sons, Thomas (Frannie) Munro of Castle Rock, Colo., Jason Markus of Seattle, Wash.; his daughters, Suzanne White of Apple Valley, Calif., Danielle (Richard) Torley of Destin, Fla. and Dianna Berggren of Flint, Mich.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Delores in 1989; and by his son, Donald in 2015.
Private family services will be held in Michigan.
Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral & Cremation Service is entrusted with David’s funeral arrangements.
You may pay your condolences at www.longfellowfinneganriddle.com.
