June Bervik, 87, of Bismarck, ND, passed away on December 6, 2020.
A Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM on Friday, December 11, 2020 at First Lutheran Church, Bismarck, ND with Reverend Allen Wagner officiating. Burial will be at the Sunset Memorial Gardens. A Livestream of the service will be available by clicking here .
June was born on June 30, 1933 to Andrew and Mary Welsh of Garrison, ND. She attended grade school at a one room rural school and graduated from Garrison High School. After high school she attended Minot teacher college, then attended Mary college graduating with a degree in Elementary Education.
June married Otto Bervik of Westby, MT on June 5, 1955. They farmed for several years before moving to Bismarck in 1962. June taught school for 27 years before retiring in 1993. After retirement they spent their winters in Arizona.
June and Otto had three children, Leann of Bismarck, Loren (Sara) of Grand Forks, and Larry of Lake Elsinore,CA; 2 grandchildren, Jessica (Nate) Anderson of Brooklyn Center, MN and Paul (Liz) Bervik from Fargo; and two great granddaughters, Rhoda and Johanna Bervik.
She is also survived by her 2 siblings, Doris Neal of Bismarck and Neal Welsh of Highland Ranch, CO; and 4 sisters-in-law, Bernice (Norm) Sessing of Minnesota, Kathleen Harstad, Selma Killmer, and Glenny Bervik all of Colorado.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Otto in July of 2020.