Anita M Bergeland

Anita M Bergeland

December 15, 1930 - May 23, 2023

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BROOKLYN - Anita Mae Bergeland, age 92, of Brooklyn, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on Dec. 15, 1930, in Madison, the daughter of Kenneth and Mildred (Loftus) Smith and was a lifelong Brooklyn resident.


Anita graduated from Oregon High School. She was united in marriage to Ralph F. Bergeland on Oct. 2, 1954, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Oregon.


Anita was an avid collector of antiques. She enjoyed going to garage sales with her good friend, Peg. She loved tending to her flower gardens and plants. Anita was an avid reader, enjoyed listening to the radio, and always kept up on current events. She worked as a bookkeeper with her family business KG Smith Lumber/ Brooklyn Implement in her younger years. After marriage she focused on raising a family.  


Anita is survived by her daughter, Tracy Bergeland of New Glarus; sons, Reid (Wendy) Bergeland of Brooklyn and daughters, Taylor and Katie; and Eliot (Michelle) Bergeland of Brooklyn and daughters, Grace, Ava and Claire; sister, Randi (Sonny) MacLeod of Brooklyn; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph; son, Russell; parents; and brothers, Eugene Smith and Lowell "Bunny" Smith.


A private family burial will be held at Mount Hope Cemetery in Brooklyn.


A special thank you to Agrace HospiceCare and Anita’s doctors from UW Health Breast Center and UW Belleville Clinic. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.


Gunderson Oregon
Funeral & Cremation Care
1150 Park St.
(608) 835-3515



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Stephen Loftus (Steve}
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i believe i was about 5 when Randi and I were ring bearers for Ralph and Anita's wedding in 1954. I was so worried the ring would fall off the pillow as I walked up the aisle at the church. My fondest memories of Anita were all the times she shared treats she brought when I walked over almost every day to visit Randi and others. Randi and I pretended to be teachers and Russell, Anita's son was the student. Ironically I became a teacher for the rest of my life.
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Jane Evans
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Thoughts and prayers are with all Anita’s family. I want to thank Anita for all the memories her and her family created for me, many of them around horses. Her yard always had beautiful flowers, I loved the bridal wreath hedge that bloomed every spring along the road. I also will always remember the Christmas tree she kept up all year. I thought it was cool, Christmas the best holiday of the year, besides Easter. Hugs to all!! Jane Straub Evans

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