Robert Berglund

Robert L. Berglund, 88, of Aledo, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Genesis Medical Center in Aledo.

There will be no visitation. Cremation rites will be accorded. Graveside services, with military rites by the Mercer County VFW Post No. 1571 of Aledo, will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 9th at the Hamlet Cemetery. Bewley Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Aledo are caring for the arrangements.

Memorials may be made to the Mercer County VFW Post No. 1571, Aledo. Online condolences may be left for Robert’s family at www.bewley funeralhome.com.

Robert was born July 12, 1925, in Aledo, Illinois, the son of Ewald and Nellie Ericson Berglund. He graduated from Aledo High School. He served in the United States Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1946 aboard the USS Pennsylvania. He married Mary “Bib” Lee on December 12, 1953, in Aledo.

He retired in 1990 from the May Department Stores in Colorado. He was a life member of the Mercer County VFW Post No. 1571 of Aledo, a former member of the Aledo Exchange Club and a member of the College Avenue Presbyterian Church. He was an avid sports fan and played golf and bowled. He enjoyed being with family and friends.

He is survived by one son, Jeff Berglund of Parker, Colorado; one daughter, Sandra Kay Winter of Denver, Colorado; three grandchildren, Felicia Graham, Chad Berglund and Elizabeth Berglund-Schuster; and four great-grandchildren, Taelynn Nevaeh-Berglund, Jason Lee Berglund, Austin James Reese and Jadyn Kay Schuster; nephew, Tom Berglund; and niece, Victoria Wilmeth.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary “Bib”, and two brothers, Aubry “Poke” Berglund and Leroy Berglund.