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Bernie Victor Sondergard Beneke obituary, 7/26/2002


Bernie Victor Sondergard
Bernie Victor Sondergard, age 80, of Watertown and formerly
of New Germany, died Friday, July 26, 2002, at the Ridgeview Medical Center,
Waconia.
He was born January 15, 1922 to Nels and Alma (Fiene) Sondergard
in Freeborn County, Minn. Bernie attended Freeborn High School, and graduated
in 1939.
He and his brother enlisted in the service the day after
Pearl Harbor was attacked. He served as a sergeant in the US Marine Corps,
seeing all of his duty in the South Pacific, from 1942 to 1945. He was in
the first battle of Guadal Canal. He was a member of the American Legion
and the VFW.
Bernie was a very active man, and owned and operated Frontier
Electric, was a charter member of the Carver County Mounted Posse, was a
charter member of the Tri-County Riders of Watertown, served as head of
Carver County
4-H horse program, and was on the Carver County Fair Board.
In addition, he was a 20-year active member of the Western
Saddle Club Association, serving as judge and past president. Bernie placed
third in the American Quarter Horse Reining competition in 1983 at the Quarter
Horse Congress.
Bernie saw a need for equestrian training for children,
and formed a 4-H saddle club to fill that need. He was a dealer of Jackson
Horse Trailers, donating both his time and two trailers to the Minnesota
High School Rodeo Association.
Horses were a big part of Bernie’s life, and he and one
of his sons participated in a mock robbery on horseback of the Winsted Bank,
which was part of the Winsted Centennial.
Bernie was preceded in death by his parents, Nels and Alma
Sondergard, and one brother.
He is survived by five sons, Michael and Susan, Jerry and
Peggy, Jack and Lisa, Scott and Deb, and Steve and Ann; 13 grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Marilyn and Fred Phillips and
Wilma Zoller.
Memorial services were Tuesday, July 30, at the Iten Funeral
Home in Delano. Gathering time took place prior to the service, with the
Rev. James Beard officiating.
Music was provided by Karen Otto as organist.
Arrangements were made by the Iten Funeral Home in Delano.

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Bernie Victor Sondergard, age 80, of Watertown and formerly
of New Germany, died Friday, July 26, 2002, at the Ridgeview Medical Center,
Waconia.
He was born January 15, 1922 to Nels and Alma (Fiene) Sondergard
in Freeborn County, Minn. Bernie attended Freeborn High School, and graduated
in 1939.
He and his brother enlisted in the service the day after
Pearl Harbor was attacked. He served as a sergeant in the US Marine Corps,
seeing all of his duty in the South Pacific, from 1942 to 1945. He was in
the first battle of Guadal Canal. He was a member of the American Legion
and the VFW.
Bernie was a very active man, and owned and operated Frontier
Electric, was a charter member of the Carver County Mounted Posse, was a
charter member of the Tri-County Riders of Watertown, served as head of
Carver County
4-H horse program, and was on the Carver County Fair Board.
In addition, he was a 20-year active member of the Western
Saddle Club Association, serving as judge and past president. Bernie placed
third in the American Quarter Horse Reining competition in 1983 at the Quarter
Horse Congress.
Bernie saw a need for equestrian training for children,
and formed a 4-H saddle club to fill that need. He was a dealer of Jackson
Horse Trailers, donating both his time and two trailers to the Minnesota
High School Rodeo Association.
Horses were a big part of Bernie’s life, and he and one
of his sons participated in a mock robbery on horseback of the Winsted Bank,
which was part of the Winsted Centennial.
Bernie was preceded in death by his parents, Nels and Alma
Sondergard, and one brother.
He is survived by five sons, Michael and Susan, Jerry and
Peggy, Jack and Lisa, Scott and Deb, and Steve and Ann; 13 grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Marilyn and Fred Phillips and
Wilma Zoller.
Memorial services were Tuesday, July 30, at the Iten Funeral
Home in Delano. Gathering time took place prior to the service, with the
Rev. James Beard officiating.
Music was provided by Karen Otto as organist.
Arrangements were made by the Iten Funeral Home in Delano.

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