Richard “Berk” Bergquist 

          9/18/1949-10/19/2022    

 

Berk went home to be with the Lord early, Wednesday, October 19, 2022.

He passed peacefully due to natural causes from a battle with cancer.

 

His funeral service arrangements have been made…posted by his daughter Beatrice.

 

SOARING WITH THE EAGLES 

 

Celebration of Life - Funeral Service Itinerary

 

11/02/22 Wednesday.

Viewing 6:00pm-8:00pm

White Emerson Mortuary

13304 East Philadelphia St., Whittier, CA 90601

11/03/22 Thursday.

Funeral Service

11:30am-12:30pm

City Reach Church

7106 Sorensen Ave,

Whittier, CA 90606

11/03/22 Thursday. 

Military Honors Service

2:30pm-3:00pm

Riverside National Cemetery

22495 Van Buren Blvd,

        Riverside, CA 92518             

 

                                                                                                              

 

 

 

 

    

 

         

B COMPANY, 158TH AVIATION BATTALION,

101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, VIETNAM 1969-1972

 

                                                       

 

POLICE CHAPLIN, SOCAL PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS, COMPANION HOSPICE VOLUNTEER, VFW POST 9148 CHAPLIN AND FORMER COMMANDER, U.S. ARMY INFANTRY, UH-1H HUEY DOOR GUNNER, CALIFORNIA INFANTRY ASSOCIATION. VIETNAM VETERAN, LANCER ASSOCIATION CHAPLAIN, “FATHER” OF THE LANCER PATCH, FRIEND

                     

                              

Life in the Infantry

                     

Writing home I extended to be a door gunner


 

Past VFW Post Commander

Berk 2001-2002