Gary Conway Bergendahl

Gary Conway Bergendahl, 84, Bismarck, died at home of cancer on January 13, 2018.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, January 18, at Church of Corpus Christi, 1919 N 2nd St., Bismarck, with Rev. Paul Becker officiating.Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Wednesday, January 17, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a vigil service will begin at 7:00 pm.Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck.Gary was born April 9, 1933, in Lake Park, IA, to Eddie and Maxine (Elliott) Bergendahl. He was raised on a farm near Harris, IA, and graduated from Harris High School. After military service during the Korean War, he attended Mankato State College in Minnesota. He married Jeanne Fleace in 1957 and resided in Worthington, MN. He worked at Montgomery Ward Co., Nobles County Co-op Oil Co., Frito-Lay, Inc., Midwestern Homes of Rapid City and was transferred to Bismarck in 1965. In 1967, he joined Meyer Broadcasting Co - KFYR Radio and retired from there in 1995. He started at MBC as a Radio Sales Representative and later became KFYR Radio Sales Manager and then National Regional Sales Manager.Gary enjoyed construction and woodworking. He was very instrumental in much of the remodeling and renovations at MBC, including Makoche Recording Studio, while employed there. He was a wonderful dancer and he also enjoyed singing in the Civic Chorus and the church choir before losing a lung to cancer in 1999. He was active in the Church of Corpus Christi, was a member of the American Legion and life-member of the Elks. He had great love for his family and enjoyed his friends very much.Gary is survived by his wife, Jeanne; son, Bart (Judy) Bergendahl, Littleton, CO; daughter, Dawn (Michael) McKay, Fairfield, IA; son, Todd Bergendahl, Kirkland, WA; his grandchildren, Brett (Valerie) Bergendahl, Lauren (Rich) Kastner, Marina McKay, Kelly McKay, Brandy (Chris) Prosser; three great-grandsons; Lucas Bergendahl, Marshall Kastner, Aaron Prosser and two great-granddaughters; Lacey Bergendahl, Julia Kastner.He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Arlyn (Linda) Bergendahl and an infant grandson, Chad Bergendahl.