Dr. Norval Eldred "Norv" Bernhardt

Norval's Livestream Service will begin at 1 p.m. central time on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021.There are two ways to join the Live Webcast: 1. Scroll down to the Events; under the Livestream Service click on "Watch Event" 2. Click on tribute wall (above) and click on "Live Webcast." MADISON - Dr. Norval Eldred “Norv” Bernhardt was born June 19, 1940, in Milwaukee, Wis., the son of Vivian and Norval Bernhardt Sr. He passed to eternal life on Sept. 12, 2021, at home in peace and surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Bernhardt prized education and healing others as a doctor. Forever a dedicated student, he worked several jobs simultaneously to put himself through college at UW-Milwaukee and then later medical school at UW-Madison. He served his internal medicine residency in the Panama Canal Zone, his surgical residency in Syracuse, N.Y., and an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialty residency at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, N.Y. Dr. Bernhardt served as a U.S. Army battalion surgeon both in Vietnam and stateside. Norv practiced ENT at the Jackson Clinic in Madison for 23 years and completed his career at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. While in medical school, Dr. Bernhardt met Carolyn Natvig, his cherished partner and forever love. They married in 1966 at Bethel Lutheran Church, where they were both Sunday school teachers. They lived most of their married life in Madison, Wis. Dr. Bernhardt and his wife shared a love of traveling and service. They enjoyed adventures in more than 60 countries and carried out medical missions in 11. Locally, he served through the Salvation Army, Luke House, Habitat for Humanity, Canyon Scholars, and Bethel Horizons, to name a few. He won several awards for his contributions, such as the Manfred Swarsensky Humanitarian Service Award, the Salvation Army’s Ruben Lorenz Award, and the American Medical Society’s Physician Citizen of the Year Award. Dr. Bernhardt was most proud of his family. He is survived by his wife, Carrie; son, Jason and wife, Caroline Bernhardt-Lanier; daughter, Bethany and husband, John Best; grandchildren Thomas, Nicholas, Alexia and Celine Bernhardt-Lanier and Christopher, Jackson and Sarah Best; and sister, Kathy Bernhardt. As a grandfather, he specialized in one-on-one coffee-chats, political and religious discussions, biking, kayaking and canoe excursions, card games and Badgers sporting events, and treating grandchildren to ice cream at the UW Union Terrace. Dr. Bernhardt was deeply dedicated to a journey of faith and was actively involved in the vibrant life of Bethel Lutheran Church, engaging in a wide variety of roles and groups from Council President to the Bethel Hiking Group. A service of remembrance will be held on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at 1 p.m. central time at BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 312 Wisconsin Ave., Madison, WI 53703. All are welcome. Family and friends wishing to view services via LIVE STREAM may do so by visiting Norval’s obituary page at www.gundersonfh.com and clicking on the Watch Webcast link at 1 p.m. Saturday. A visitation will be held at the church from 11 a.m. until the time of the service, and a reception will follow the service. Per Dr. Bernhardt’s wishes in lieu of flowers, the family invites memorial contributions to be sent either to Bethel Lutheran Church (address above), or Hephatha Lutheran Church, 1720 W. Locust St., Milwaukee, WI 53206. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson West Funeral & Cremation Care 7435 University Ave. (608) 831-6761