Dennis Bergstrom

Dennis “Denny”

Bergstrom, 79, formerly of

Plaza, died Wednesday,

April 28, 2021, at his

home in Bismarck. Also

known at times as Dennis

the Menace, Dennis was a

hellion with a heart of

gold who used to en-

courage people to call him

“that damn Denny

Bergstrom.”

Denny was born April

4, 1942, in Minot to Clif-

ford and Esther (Lovdahl)

Bergstrom. He was raised

on the family farm

northwest of Plaza and

graduated from Dakota

Lutheran Academy in

1960. Dennis completed

his bachelor’s degree at

Minot State College.

Denny met the love of

his life, Sandra Borgers,

when she attended a

dance at Dakota Lutheran.

Denny’s friends claim that

Sandy spent a lot of time

loitering near Dakota

Lutheran after her violin

lessons while Sandy

maintains that every time

her school let out, there

was Denny waiting to pick

her up in his ’57 Chevy.

The lovebirds were united

in marriage on August 2,

1963. Together they had

two children: daughter,

Kristin Jo and son, Clin-

ton Josh.

From the age of 13, un-

til he retired in 2005, Den-

ny spent long summer

days working on the fami-

ly farm, first with his fa-

ther and later with his

children and grandchil-

dren. Dennis was a

well-known farmer who

was proud to be an early

innovator of no-till farm-

ing in the area.

Throughout his life,

Dennis was active in

clubs and organizations.

In college he was a

member of Mu Sigma Tau

fraternity. He was a

member of the Elks in

Minot and the Jaycees in

Plaza. He served on the

Plaza Farmers Union

Board for 10 years and on

the Mountrail County Soil

Conservation Board for 25

years.

Denny had an adven-

turous and inquiring spir-

it. Whether he was travel-

ing around the U.S. with

Sandy or reading books

from the comfort of his

La-Z Boy, Dennis loved to

learn about the world.

Along his life’s journey he

met numerous people,

making life-long friends,

and greatly enjoying the

adventure.

His smile, wit, and

larger-than-life laughter

will be greatly missed by

his family and friends.

Dennis is survived by:

his wife, Sandra

Bergstrom of Bismarck;

daughter, Kris Bergstrom

Kok (Mark) of Plaza; son,

Clinton Bergstrom (Renee)

of Bismarck; grandchil-

dren, Brady Kok of Plaza

and Samantha Kok of

Bozeman, MT; sister,

Sheryl

Bergstrom-Thompson of

Austin, TX; sisters-in-law;

Marlys Armstrong (John

Denn), Gail Bongard (Jer-

ry), Bev Rogers (Ken), El-

len Metz (Paul), Pam

Borgers (Ray Darby), and

Dea Nagel (Paul); as well

as numerous nieces,

nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in

death by: his parents and

a brother-in-law, David

Armstrong.

Funeral: Friday, May 7,

2021 at 1 p.m. in First

Lutheran Church, Plaza.

Visitation: Thursday,

May 6, 2021 from 2-5 p.m.

in Langhans Funeral

Home, Parshall.

(www.langhansfuneralhome.com)

Interment: First Luth-

eran Church – North Pla-

za Cemetery, Plaza

In lieu of flowers, the

family prefers memorials

to: Plaza First Lutheran

Church Roof Fund (506

Main St, Plaza, ND

58771); Scottish Rite

Speech Therapy Center in

Bismarck

(scottishritespeech.org); or

Shriner’s Children’s Hos-

pital

(lovetotherescue.org).